India reportedly asks smartphone makers to add local satnav silicon Manufacturers allegedly told to connect to NavIC by 2023, which did not make them happy at all Personal Tech28 Sep 2022 | 15
Starlink broadband speeds slow as subscriber numbers grow But a median of 60Mbps is not to be sniffed at when you're out in the sticks Networks23 Sep 2022 | 24
Satellite operators want option to exceed deorbiting rules The sky is getting crowded, but some think the FCC is moving too fast to clean it up Networks22 Sep 2022 | 18
China can destroy US space assets, Space Force ops nominee warns Wants swarms of small satellites that are harder to destroy – and outsourcing to improve cybersecurity Security16 Sep 2022 | 28
FCC Commissioner demands review of Starlink rural broadband subsidies Withdrawal of SpaceX's $885.5m award a 'drastic action' – but Musk wouldn't want subsidy anyway, right? Networks13 Sep 2022 | 32
Elon Musk claims SpaceX was in talks with Apple on iPhone 14 satellite services Apple went with Globalstar for Emergency SOS feature, but such comments suggest a direction of travel Networks09 Sep 2022 | 48
Startup wants to build a space station that refuels satellites by 2025 Orbit Fab hopes to charge $20m for a hydrazine refill – and you thought fuel prices down here were bad! Science31 Aug 2022 | 30
US court backs FCC decision to let SpaceX fly Starlink sats at lower altitudes Judges just didn't buy Viasat's in-orbit prang fears Networks30 Aug 2022 | 15
Russian cosmonauts abort ISS spacewalk after suit power fluctuates Imagine how much Apple would charge for a power lead that long Science19 Aug 2022 | 14
After suffering $1b subsidy snub, Starlink lands $2m US Air Force deal Always look on the bright (oh God, they are so bright) side of life Networks16 Aug 2022 | 7
Russian anti-satellite test added to a 'pressing threat to security' in space Too much junk in the orbital trunk Science10 Aug 2022 | 36
NASA's six-mile-wide orbital telescope is 1/6th built Interferometry will be used to turn six toaster-sized satellites into one giant solar observatory Science10 Aug 2022 | 16
ESA declares the Sentinel-1B mission over after payload resuscitation ends What would you do with an otherwise healthy spacecraft? Science03 Aug 2022 | 11
SpaceX upgrades Starlink to reflect less light, can't launch without its Starship A dazzling problem Science01 Aug 2022 | 34
Philippines logs on to Starlink for remote area internet services Comms ministry boss sees space as preferable to messing around with mountaintop builds Networks28 Jul 2022 | 13
Eutelsat and OneWeb to join forces across orbits in $3.4b merger LEO and GEO orbit covered in satellite broadband handshake Science26 Jul 2022 | 25
US Space Development Agency invests $1.3b in missile tracking satellites Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies to build the 28-satellite constellation for warning, tracking Science19 Jul 2022 | 5
Germany unveils plan to tackle cyberattacks on satellites Vendors get checklist on what to do when crooks inevitably turn up in space Security05 Jul 2022 | 10
Resurrected Dundee Satellite Station to host quantum Optical Ground Station Pandemics and university disinterest apparently no match for ingenuity and determination Science01 Jul 2022 | 11
NanoAvionics satellite pulls out GoPro to take stunning selfie over Earth Consumer-grade camera was refitted with custom housing and software to survive in the vacuum Science29 Jun 2022 | 36
Liftoff at last for South Korean space program Satellite-deploying rocket finally launches – after a few setbacks Science22 Jun 2022 | 4
Sony launches a space laser subsidiary (for comms, not conflict) Plans to beam data to satellites, and between orbiting birds too Networks06 Jun 2022 | 9
Beijing needs the ability to 'destroy' Starlink, say Chinese researchers Paper authors warn Elon Musk's 2,400 machines could be used offensively Security25 May 2022 | 132
Astra Space to launch satellites from Shetland Rockets could fly from the UK as soon as next year Science10 May 2022 | 11
Starlink's Portability mode lets you take your sat broadband dish anywhere* * Terms and so many conditions apply Networks06 May 2022 | 71
Could a leaky capacitor be at fault on ESA's Sentinel-1B? Prepare your 'turn it off and on' jokes as engineers get ready to flip the heaters Science25 Apr 2022 | 27
NASA taps commercial partners for near-Earth communications network SpaceX and Kuiper in the $278.5m mix to replace space agency's Tracking Data and Relay Satellite fleet Networks21 Apr 2022 | 4
OneWeb inks deal to launch its LEO satellites from India UK prime minister visits country to 'welcome' contract, namecheck commercial pacts, talk up trade Networks21 Apr 2022 | 21
First rocket launch from UK soil now has... a logo Designed by a six-year-old, the design just needs a rocket on which to ride Offbeat12 Apr 2022 | 25
Amazon books rocket flights for its Kuiper broadband internet satellites Amazingly SpaceX isn't on the list Networks05 Apr 2022 | 15
Boeing demos ground-based anti-jam system for satellites Technology is one part of a larger jam-resistant satellite scheme, important for warfare Networks05 Apr 2022 | 12
ESA's Sentinel-1A satellite narrowly dodges debris Who left that bit of rocket there? It's getting a bit crowded in orbit Science04 Apr 2022 | 31
Wozniak startup to share orbital space junk data Privateer to help avoid collisions and more debris around our planet Science28 Mar 2022 | 15
Hooking up to Starlink might be pricier than you thought Increases inbound for Musk's satellite Internet service and his Falcon rockets Networks23 Mar 2022 | 61
General Dynamics bags $4.5bn hybrid cloud deal with US spy sat agency Ten-year deal goes ahead after rival Leidos withdraws bid protest On-Prem21 Mar 2022 |
OneWeb turns to SpaceX for satellite launches Alternative sought after firm boycotts Russian rockets over Ukraine invasion Offbeat21 Mar 2022 | 10
Satellite comms networks on alert after US govt warning In Brief Plus: Security teams burning out, more Conti leaks analysis, and Log4j still plagues enterprises Security21 Mar 2022 | 4
UK space firm Skyrora opens rocket testing site in Scotland Brit rocketeers get ever closer to that first launch from UK soil Science17 Mar 2022 | 10
China launches test satellites for orbiting broadband service GalaxySpace plans 144 birds for small-footprint high-surveillance service Networks08 Mar 2022 | 13
OneWeb drops launches from Russia's Baikonur spaceport One day after Roscosmos said 'hostile' UK govt should withdraw stake in satellite firm Science03 Mar 2022 | 58
Maxar Technologies: The eye in the sky tracking invasion of Ukraine Expect to hear more from it as Putin's war wears on Networks01 Mar 2022 | 61
UK to splash another £1.4bn on protecting non-existent 'national interests in space' Updated But what of the domestic launchers? Science02 Feb 2022 | 12
Shazam! Two world-record lightning events recognised One streaked across 750km of sky, the other set a duration record Science01 Feb 2022 | 22
ESA boss gives update on stricken Sentinel-1B imaging satellite: All is not lost yet Still borked, 1C and 1D are waiting in the wings Science19 Jan 2022 | 5
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket deploys seven satellites with third successful mission Paperwork needs sorting for a launch from the UK Science14 Jan 2022 | 14
European Space Agency: Come on, hack our satellite if you think you're hard enough Space: The final frontier for cybersecurity Science11 Jan 2022 | 16
Indian government tells Starlink to refund pre-orders placed before licences approved Elon Musk's satellite internet company 'remains excited to serve' the country Networks05 Jan 2022 | 26
You wood not believe what a Japanese logging company and university want to use to build a small satellite Has the sustainability trend infiltrated the space industry? Science04 Jan 2022 | 93
Galileo satnav system gets two new somewhat confusing satellites Despite being the 27th and 28th launched, they're the first of a dozen first-gen birds Science06 Dec 2021 | 39
One white cat and a volcano short of a Bond villain: Rocket Lab's Peter Beck shows off the 'Hungry Hippo' Neutron updated, but the Spectre of SpaceX looms Bootnotes03 Dec 2021 | 26
New study demonstrates iodine as satellite propellant... in space Tech promises to support boom in small satellites Science18 Nov 2021 | 47
AI algorithms can help erase bright streaks of internet satellites – but they cannot save astronomy Feature 'We are absolutely losing some science' AI + ML06 Nov 2021 | 117
Amazon hasn't launched one internet satellite yet, but it's now planning a fleet of 7,774 Low Earth orbit is going to be chockablock with broadband-beaming birds Networks05 Nov 2021 | 59
Starry starry night? No, it's just more low Earth orbit satellites as BT and OneWeb ink deal Brit telco to test out broadband tech in UK labs before customer trials next year Networks05 Nov 2021 | 31
Amazon aims to launch prototype broadband internet satellites by Q4 2022 – without Bezos' Blue Origin Meanwhile, SpaceX already has 1,000+ orbiting Starlink birds Networks02 Nov 2021 | 24
Honda to build reusable rockets to sling sats, but won't scare SpaceX Also plans remote-controlled robots with fingers and jar-opening capabilities, to help run a moon base Science01 Oct 2021 | 3
DARPA plans thousands-strong satellite constellation Space-BACN sandwich Mmmm... BACN. Is there anything it can't do? Networks15 Sep 2021 | 8
Orolia inks €70m deal to provide atomic clocks for second generation of EU's Galileo navigation satellites Time to hit the road Science09 Sep 2021 |
Rumors of satellite-comms-capable iPhone abound. The truth could be rather boring Meanwhile, Amazon gripes about SpaceX's constellation plans Personal Tech31 Aug 2021 | 49
Wireless powersats promise clean, permanent, abundant energy. Sound familiar? Column Watts coming down may not go up Science09 Aug 2021 | 190
Belgian boffins dump Starlink dish terminal's firmware, gain root access and a few ideas Extra-terrestrial service probed Networks08 Jul 2021 | 15
Not keen on a 5G mast in your street? At least it'd be harder for crackpots to burn down 'a flying cell tower in orbit' Another satellite constellation prepares for launch, this one aimed at next-gen connectivity for IoT devices Networks12 May 2021 | 40