Category: satellite

LIVE February 16, 7:45 PM ET: Japan’s New H3 Heavy-Lift Rocket Debuts

Japan will launch its new heavy-lift H3 rocket for the first time at 7:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 16. The H3 rocket will carry a new land observation satellite with an experimental infrared sensor to detect missile launches. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


The Space Race: Why China Is Looking to Africa to Outsmart the US

Commentary In a recent Politico interview, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator Bill Nelson warned readers that this space race is fraught with danger. For example, if China gets “to a place on the moon under the guise of scientific research,” he said, “it is not beyond the realm of possibility that they say, ‘Keep out, we’re…


LIVE NOW: House Committee Holds Hearing on Satellite Marketplace

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, will hold a hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 2 on the Satellite Marketplace. Tom Stroup, the President of the Satellite Industry Association; Julia Zoller, the Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Project Kuiper at Amazon; Jennifer Manner, Senior Vice President…


LIVE 11:39 AM ET: House Committee Holds Hearing on Satellite Marketplace

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, will hold a hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 2 on the Satellite Marketplace. Tom Stroup, the President of the Satellite Industry Association; Julia Zoller, the Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Project Kuiper at Amazon; Jennifer Manner, Senior Vice President…


House Committee Holds Hearing on Satellite Marketplace

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, will hold a hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 2 on the Satellite Marketplace. Tom Stroup, the President of the Satellite Industry Association; Julia Zoller, the Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Project Kuiper at Amazon; Jennifer Manner, Senior Vice President…


Japan Launches Intel Satellite to Watch North Korea, Disasters

TOKYO—Japan successfully launched a rocket Thursday carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite on a mission to watch movements at military sites in North Korea and improve natural disaster response. The H2A rocket, launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., successfully lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, carrying the IGS-Radar 7 reconnaissance satellite as…


Old NASA Satellite Falls Harmlessly From Sky Off Alaska

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—After almost 40 years circling Earth, a retired NASA science satellite plunged harmlessly through the atmosphere off the coast of Alaska, NASA reported Monday. The Defense Department confirmed that the satellite—placed in orbit in 1984 by astronaut Sally Ride — reentered late Sunday night over the Bering Sea, a few hundred miles from…


Capitol Report: Biden Faces Backlash After Border Trip; January 6th Committee Social Security Number Leaks Puts Governor at Risk

President Joe Biden is facing backlash over his first trip to the border. What did he see and what did he not see on the tightly controlled visit? Elon Musk confirms a new autopilot update for Teslas. It has sparked concern from the federal government’s auto safety agency, as it investigates Tesla’s self-driving system. The…


Satellite Launched to Map the World’s Oceans, Lakes, Rivers

A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday. The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a highly successful year for NASA. Nicknamed SWOT—short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography—the satellite is needed more than ever as…


How Does NORAD Track Santa? With Fighter Pilots, Satellites, and a Jolly Team of Volunteers

For over 60 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a binational defensive agency that monitors U.S.–Canadian aerospace for threats, has faithfully tracked the movements of Santa Claus as he travels on Christmas Eve to deliver presents to boys and girls across the world. This unlikely responsibility is something of a Christmas miracle itself….