Archive for the 'Space' Category
Musk Tweets, “If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya”
May 9th, 2022If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2022 The word “Nazi” doesn’t mean what he seems to think it does pic.twitter.com/pk9SQhBOsG — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2022
Power Beam Energy Test, Zap Energy to Troops from Space
April 23rd, 2022Via: Study Finds: Could soldiers in the future receive the power for their equipment from space? A team of researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have demonstrated the feasibility of terrestrial microwave power beaming by transmitting 1.6 kilowatts of power over one kilometer (km). The achievement, by a team at the U.S. Army […]
Astronomers Just Discovered the Farthest Object in the Known Universe
April 9th, 2022Via: LiveScience: A possible galaxy that exists some 13.5 billion light-years from Earth has broken the record for farthest astronomical object ever seen.
Large Cyberattack on Viasat
March 23rd, 2022Via: Wired: Almost a month after the attack, the disruptions continue. Thousands still remain offline across Europe—around 2,000 wind turbines are still disconnected in Germany—and companies are racing to replace broken modems or fix connections with updates. Multiple intelligence agencies, including those in the US and Europe, are also investigating the attack. The Viasat hack […]
Starlink Helping Ukrainians Use Drones to Attack Russian Tanks
March 19th, 2022Flashback: Musk Activates Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine: I have no doubt that this is part of a U.S. coordinated effort to ensure that the Ukrainian government maintains command and control and PSYOP capabilities. While the U.S. could use classified systems to deliver realtime battlefield intelligence to the Ukrainians, my guess is that Starlink will […]
Elon Musk Warns Starlink Users in Ukraine That Russia Could Target Them
March 4th, 2022Update: Musk Says SpaceX Working on Cyber Defense & Overcoming Starlink Signal Jamming SpaceX reprioritized to cyber defense & overcoming signal jamming. Will cause slight delays in Starship & Starlink V2. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2022 Some Starlink terminals near conflict areas were being jammed for several hours at a time. Our latest […]
Starlink Systems Delivered in Ukraine
March 1st, 2022That was fast! Remember the days when Starlink was just about bringing better Internet access to rural households? haha See, Musk Activates Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine for context: What is Starlink’s actual purpose? …the massive scale of the project and the rapid approval by the U.S. Government made me think that there had to […]
Musk Activates Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine
February 26th, 2022Cryptogon 2019: Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology: If you’re like me, you’ve been wondering: What is Starlink’s actual purpose? I didn’t entirely believe the prosaic narrative about better rural broadband Internet and a funding source for Elon Musk’s Mars aspirations, etc. Well, it might be about those things […]
A Chinese Satellite Just Grappled Another And Pulled It Out Of Orbit
February 20th, 2022Via: The Warzone: A Chinese satellite was observed grabbing another satellite and pulling it out of its normal geosynchronous orbit and into a “super-graveyard drift orbit.” The maneuver raises questions about the potential applications of these types of satellites designed to maneuver close to other satellites for inspection or manipulation and adds to growing concerns […]
Dave Beaty on the Mystery Drone Encounters with the U.S. Navy
February 12th, 2022Via: The Black Vault: Related: Navy Releases Timeline For Mysterious 2019 “UAS Swarm” Involving Warships Off California
