Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: With more and more Internet satellites being launched each year, scientists are increasingly concerned about the increasing risk of collisions. The CRASH Clock is a new predictor of the time it will be before a collision if a solar storm knocks out power and makes satellites … Read more
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said there was a “shutdown” of Starlink satellite internet terminals in Russia, which it claims disrupted Russian military communications on Thursday. Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said SpaceX was working with Ukraine to update a “white list” of approved and verified Starlink terminals, while unapproved Russian systems were blocked. “The whitelisted Starlink … Read more
In two words, Elon Musk changed the classic methods of revolution forever. “Turn on Starlink,” he said in a social media post about Iran in 2022, suddenly giving the Islamic Republic’s 90 million citizens the ability to access the Internet in a way that no regime could block or censor. It was an extraordinary challenge … Read more
Two NATO nations’ intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive clouds of shrapnel in orbit, with the aim of curbing Western space superiority that has aided Ukraine on the battlefield. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the so-called “area effect” weapon would … Read more