which already has more than 7,000 satellites in orbit. One of SpaceX’s biggest advantages is that it can launch its satellites on its own rockets, which are by far the cheapest in the business.

And increasingly local people don't want them built nearby. Putting data centres in space – either in orbit around Earth, or on the Moon - the theory goes, means they can't do quite so much harm.

The mission carried four passengers in a unique orbit around Earth that allowed humans to pass directly over the North and South poles for the first time. Led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun ...

The classified trio of satellites has displayed unusual behaviour. Russia has released a mysterious object into Earth's orbit, sparking concerns about potential military or experimental space ...

The mission launched today (April 3) at 9:02 p.m. ET. SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying ...

This was the first crewed mission to fly a polar orbit around the Earth, passing by both the North and South poles. This is also the first splashdown in 50 years in the Pacific Ocean. The last ...

In a groundbreaking moment, the first humans (astronauts) to orbit Earth’s polar region shared a stunning view of the striking white tundra through the first video captured from space during their ...

The Meridian Space constellation will consist of small "microsatellites" that can be sent to low-Earth orbit with as many as 250 spacecraft on a single launch vehicle, according to SpinLaunch.

The commissioners heard testimony that China’s on-orbit capabilities now rank second ... be repurposed from civilian “inspection and repair” missions to military applications.

They launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida into a polar orbit, where they will spend three to five days conducting scientific research. The Fram2 mission is named after the early 20th ...

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