Archive for the 'Space' Category
Alaska’s HAARP Site Now Being Used To Test New Air Force Over-The-Horizon Radar Tech
October 21st, 2026Via: The War Zone: The U.S. military has successfully demonstrated a new lower-cost receiver that could form part of a future over-the-horizon (OTH) radar. The testing also raises the question of whether the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) research site in Alaska, which the U.S. Air Force transferred away more than a decade […]
Claim that Russian Satellite Came Within 85 Feet of Commercial Imaging Satellite
October 20th, 2026Via: The War Zone: A Russian satellite, Kosmos 2612, may have passed within approximately 85 feet (26 meters) of a U.S.-registered satellite belonging to commercial imagery provider ICEYE. This would be an extraordinarily close and potentially dangerous pass-by for two objects in space traveling at thousands of miles per hour. For weeks beforehand, ICEYE-X36, which […]
Spacex to Build Starlink Mobile Phone Network
October 9th, 2026Via: Basenor: SpaceX has struck a deal to acquire a nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, a move Elon Musk is calling the ‘last critical piece’ needed for Starlink Mobile to provide complete phone coverage across America. The announcement, made public on October 8, 2026, sent shares of Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile tumbling roughly 7% in […]
Pentagon Wants On Demand Solar Power from Orbit
October 5th, 2026Via: Interesting Engineering: A solar power startup has received backing from US authorities to design, build, and test a homing beacon that will enable its space-based solar energy system accurately beam power from orbit to receiving solar arrays on Earth. Overview Energy secured the contract through the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF). The company […]
SpaceX Sends Starship to Orbit for First Time, Deploys 26 of 26 Starlink V3 Satellites
September 28th, 2026This is a huge milestone for SpaceX and Starlink. Each Starlink V3 satellite is capable of 10X greater download capacity, 22X greater upload capacity and 8X greater backhaul capacity than their V2 satellites. Starship’s 14th flight is set to launch on Monday, Sept 28. The 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Live coverage […]
New Satellite Engine Could Use Earth’s Atmosphere as Fuel to Stay in Orbit Indefinitely
September 26th, 2026Via: SciTechDaily: A satellite engine that uses atmospheric gases as fuel shows promise in laboratory tests and modeling, but its performance on a mission remains unproven. Choosing an orbit for a satellite involves balancing benefits and drawbacks. Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), which spans roughly 100 to 450 km (62 to 280 miles) above Earth, […]
SR-71 Removed from Display at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center
September 25th, 2026Via: The War Zone: Last week, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman cryptically teased plans for a new high- and fast-flying X-plane with a silhouette of an aircraft that immediately drew comparisons to the famed SR-71 Blackbird as a backdrop. In our report, we looked at what it could mean, including the possibility of reviving the SR-71, […]
Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff: The Battlefield Now Extends from the Seabed to the Moon
September 17th, 2026Via: Space.com: The U.S. military must be ready to engage the enemy farther from home than ever before, according to its highest-ranking officer. “Today’s modern battlefield operates from the seabed to cislunar space,” Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday (Sept. 16) during a keynote address at the Air […]
U.S. Air Force Secretary: U.S. Has Deployed Orbital “Space Control Weapons”
September 14th, 2026Via: Defense One: Air Force Secretary Troy Meink acknowledged that the U.S. has space weapons, a public revelation that some experts said could accelerate an arms race in orbit. “Today, we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist,” Mink said during his Monday morning speech at […]
“Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.”
September 5th, 2026If you liked the one about Satam al-Suqami’s passport, you’ll love this! Via: New York Times (backup): Imagine an alien civilization that runs on dazzling technologies far more advanced than our own. Picture city-size starships, planet-wide mines or swarms of solar panels that harvest energy directly from a star. As these aliens go about their […]
