A team of Chinese researchers claims to have developed a new laser system small enough to be deployed on a satellite. The device could inform the development of future weapons systems by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to one expert. “This small but powerful laser is reportedly intended for communication,” said Paul Crespo, president…
Chinese Researchers Develop Small but Powerful Space Laser; Expert Warns It Could Be Weaponized
SpaceX Launches 52 Starlink Satellites From California Base
December 18, 2021
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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif.—A SpaceX rocket carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California early Saturday. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:41 a.m. and arced over the Pacific. The Falcon’s first stage returned and landed on a SpaceX droneship in the ocean. It was…
UK Space Command Criticises Russia After Anti-Satellite Missile Test
UK Space Command has criticised Russia after the nation conducted a weapons test that created “significant” debris in space. Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey described an anti-satellite missile test undertaken by Russia as “irresponsible”. The command’s American counterpart, US Space Command, said the test created more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris in space. His…
US Satellite TV Firm Dish Ties up With Cisco to Sell 5G to Businesses
STOCKHOLM—U.S. satellite TV provider Dish, which is racing to build a 5G network in the United States, has linked up with Cisco to sell cloud-powered 5G services to businesses, the companies said on Tuesday. Dish has said building a new network, rather than re-engineering an existing 3G or 4G network, helped keep its costs low…
China’s ‘Satellite Crusher’: ‘Space Pearl Harbor’ Is Coming
Commentary On Oct. 24, China launched its Shijian-21 into orbit. The satellite, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., is “tasked with demonstrating technologies to alleviate and neutralize space debris.” As Beijing sees it, American satellites constitute “debris.” Shijian-21 has a robotic arm that can be used to move space junk—there are more than 100 million…
Satellite Images Show Before and After Ida Flooding in New Jersey
Satellite images released on Friday showed the scale of the devastation caused by flooding in the United States after the East Coast was hit by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The adverse weather caused surging rivers and tornado damage with record-breaking rain drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars. In a region…
CCP’s Anti-Satellite Weapons Present Complex Challenge for US: Experts
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued to develop an array of anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons designed to overwhelm U.S. assets in space, even as advisers to the Biden administration issued calls for cooperation between the two nations. The CCP’s growing arsenal of space weapons now includes missiles, cyberweapons, satellite jamming devices, space robots with grabbing…
Branson’s Virgin Orbit to Go Public Through $3.2 Billion SPAC Merger
Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit, a small satellite launch service provider, is going public through a merger with a blank-check vehicle that values it at about $3.2 billion. The deal with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II, announced on Monday, includes $100 million in funding from Boeing Co, AE Industrial Partners, and others in the form of…
Indian Launch Attempt of Earth Observation Satellite Fails
NEW DELHI—An Indian rocket failed in its attempt Thursday to put a satellite into orbit to provide real-time images used to monitor cyclones and other potential natural disasters. A technical fault occurred in the third and final ignition stage shortly after the rocket was launched from the space center in Sriharikota in southern India, the…
India Fails to Launch Observation Satellite, Breaking 16-Straight Success Streak
An Indian space agency lost an important earth observation satellite after it failed to ignite fully in its final stage, about five minutes after lift-off, the state-run agency announced on Thursday. The satellite, meant for monitoring natural disasters such as cyclones, cloudbursts, and thunderstorms, was launched on a geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle at 8:13 p.m….
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