outer space
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This Aussie Startup Wants to Offer Roadside Assistance in Space
This Aussie startup offers a fascinating pitch: what if Earth’s satellites could be repaired with a roadside assistance-like approach.
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SpaceX’s Next-Gen Starlink Satellites Begin Sending Data Back to Earth
The Starlink V2 Minis, a smaller version of SpaceX’s next-generation internet satellites — which have yet to launch — have turned on and are actively transmitting data back down to Earth.
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Rocket Lab Is Planning a Secret Launch. Here’s What We Think It Could Be
NASA’s launch facility in Virginia has been prepped for an upcoming Rocket Lab launch, the details of which are under tight wraps.
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Animated Video Shows How Japan’s Astroscale Will Toss Satellites to Their Fiery Death
Low Earth orbit is littered with defunct satellites floating without purpose. A Japanese company is developing a satellite able to stalk those dead satellites, capture and release them towards a fiery reentry through Earth’s atmosphere, thereby putting an end to their misery.