The Trump administration spent Tuesday clearing environmental law out of the way of the tech boom. It did so twice, on two fronts, with the same justification. The first move exempts data centres from the rules meant to stop acid rain. The second frees…
It’s earnings season, and investors got an unpleasant surprise from Google: an increase on its spending estimate, to as much as $205 billion – from the last quarter’s projection of up to $190 billion. Even the lower end of Google’s new projected range – $195 billion – is much more than the company had previously […]
According to NASA, two of the three reaction wheels that control the spacecraft’s alignment have failed, and there are problems with one of the spacecraft’s thruster systems.
Amazon has asked the FCC to approve the launch of up to 5,105 internet satellites for a direct-to-device network that would send connectivity straight to smartphones without requiring a cell tower. The Saturday filing described a constellation combinin…
Amazon is expanding its plans for providing satellite connectivity to mobile phones.
Amazon filed an FCC application on Saturday to launch a new Leo satellite constellation that will provide direct-to-device satellite service for “voice, messaging, data, and emergency services.” If approved, Amazon will begin deploying the new constellation of 5,105 satellites in 2028. It says it plans to partner with mobile network operators to offer direct-to-device satellite […]
The headline number from Starship’s 13th flight is not 20 satellites. It is one word in SpaceX’s own flight report: intact. Starship lifted off from Starbase in Texas at 5:51pm on Friday, after delays and engine replacements pushed the attempt back. It…
Europe’s ambition to stop hitching rides on someone else’s spacecraft now has a rough price tag. The Exploration Company, the Munich-based startup building what it bills as Europe’s first reusable space capsule, is in talks to raise at least $300mn, ac…
The moon is about the size of Jupiter, and it orbits a brown dwarf instead of a regular planet.
The company ticked off a few more boxes on the second Starship V3 flight, but appears to have had another issue relighting the booster’s rocket engines.