Archive for the 'Space' Category
Japan Tests Reusable Rocket Prototype
July 14th, 2026Via: The Mainichi: Japan’s space agency tested a prototype of a reusable rocket in Akita Prefecture in the country’s northeast on Saturday, paving the way for cutting the costs of future space launches. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s RV-X rocket landed successfully after reaching a maximum height of around 11 meters and moving about 16 […]
Chinese Microwave Weapon Could Attack Satellites
July 10th, 2026Via: Interesting Engineering: China has released information about a new generation of high-power microwave (HPM) weapons capable of delivering up to 100 gigawatts of power. This disclosure gives a rare and detailed look at technology that could change electronic warfare and anti-satellite operations. The details were published this month in the journal High Power Laser […]
China Recovers Rocket in Net-Like Structure
July 10th, 2026Via: Space: China just notched a huge spaceflight milestone. The nation has recovered a rocket during an orbital launch for the first time ever, pulling off the feat during the Long March 10B’s maiden liftoff on Friday (July 10). And that recovery was unique: The rocket’s first stage nestled softly into a net-like structure carried […]
The One About Space Based Data Centers
June 27th, 2026Via: Real Engineering: Related: SpaceX AI Satellites
SpaceX Launches Starfall Cargo Delivery Capsule
June 23rd, 2026Via: Ars Technica: Most of what we know about Starfall comes from the FAA’s environmental assessment. In that document, the FAA writes that Starfall will “enable point-to-point delivery of critical cargo through space on rapid timelines” and provide access to space for commercial in-space manufacturing, a nascent market that, so far, is largely geared toward […]
Elon Musk Becomes the World’s First Trillionaire with SpaceX’s IPO
June 12th, 2026Via: CBS: Elon Musk has become the first person to cross the trillionaire threshold, at least on paper, after SpaceX priced its blockbuster initial public offering at $135 a share and its stock soared in its stock market debut.
SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI IPO Bag Holders – You Might Become One of Them
June 11th, 2026Hint: Retirement funds. Via: Andrei Jikh: Focus on SpaceX:
SpaceX AI Satellites
June 9th, 2026As I was listening to Elon Musk talking about AI satellites, I started thinking about a video I clipped from a livestream recently in Los Angeles. As the bums shuffle around the filth in Skid Row, the thinking machines are being readied to launch into space. *shrug shoulders* So it goes… SpaceX AI Satellites pic.twitter.com/e87XMW2tXb […]
Something Is Briefly But Regularly Jamming GPS Over Europe
June 5th, 2026Via: Veritasium: Paper: Chasing Lightning: Detecting, Characterizing, and Identifying a Powerful Space-Based GNSS Interference Source
Epstein: A Scientific Espionage Story
June 2nd, 2026Via: Shark Rat Labs:
