Elon Musk Unveils “Space AI” Plan
In addition to hardware costs, in the next few years, electricity production, transmission, and cooling requirements will also…
A space bag that can catch asteroids? New technology could transform mining and clean up orbit
A Californian aerospace startup is developing a technology known as the capture bag, an inflatable system designed to…
Astronauts stranded in space after their return capsule is struck by mystery object in orbit
Three Chinese astronauts are temporarily stranded in space after their return capsule was struck by suspected orbital debris,…
China reached out to NASA to avoid a potential satellite collision in 1st-of-its-kind space cooperation
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The space junk crisis: why orbital debris is the next big threat to our future in space
From an astronaut’s point of view, the debris issue isn’t theoretical—it’s existential. Atienza, an analogue astronaut who trains…
We’re cluttering Earth’s orbit at record speed. Who’s going to clean it up?
Space is changing, fast. Thousands of new satellites are going up each year. Thousands of new satellites are…