Tag: Satellite technology
SPD wants to make Germany a rocket launch site
Rocket launch in China A floating launch platform in the North Sea is planned for the German “Space Station”. (Photo: imago stock&people) Berlin The SPD parliamentary group calls for significant…
Starlink becomes an instrument for killing – can Elon Musk prevent that?
Dusseldorf The Internet service Starlink is considered an important technology for Ukraine to withstand the Russian war of aggression. But now a message from the operator SpaceX is causing a…
Starlink becomes an instrument for killing – can Elon Musk prevent that?
Dusseldorf The Internet service Starlink is considered an important technology for Ukraine to withstand the Russian war of aggression. But now a message from the operator SpaceX is causing a…
Elon Musk significantly expands satellite internet Starlink – high-speed internet on airplanes
Cape Canaveral With the Launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral spaceport the company SpaceX set a record. The rocket launched over the weekend has been reused…
European satellites launched for new high-performance network
Cape Canaveral The race for the best satellite-based Internet is intensifying. The European satellite provider SES launched two new satellites into orbit from the spaceport in Cape Canaveral on Friday.…
How Rogue Space wants to clean up Earth orbit
new York Old satellites, burned-out rocket stages, the smallest pieces of scrap: more and more space debris is circling our planet. The US Department of Defense is tracking over 27,000…
Who launches the most rockets and how full the orbit is
Dusseldorf The entry of successful US entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk (Tesla) or Jeff Bezos (Amazon) into commercial space travel has revolutionized it: the number of rocket launches has multiplied,…
Ex-Musk developer wants to provide the world with fast internet
new York For a long time, the private space industry was not as much in focus as it is today. The war in Ukraine shows the difference satellite constellations like…
Starlink fails over front
A SpaceX rocket launches with Starlink satellites on board The connection via Starlink is of great importance for the counter-offensive of Ukraine. (Photo: AP) Berlin The Ukrainian military has encountered…
“Europe would be hit hard”
satellite in orbit The European economy is considered to be particularly vulnerable to data infrastructure disruptions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich The targeted sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2…
Industry fears attacks on satellites
satellite in orbit The European economy is considered to be particularly vulnerable to data infrastructure disruptions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich The targeted sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2…
Musk activates Starlink broadband service for Iranians
Starlink SpaceX’s technology delivers broadband access via satellite. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Tesla boss and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will activate his Starlink satellite broadband service to the people of Iran.…
Elon Musk and T-Mobile want to eliminate dead spots
san francisco With a new generation of Starlink satellites, any ordinary smartphone will soon be able to connect to the space internet. This means that there should be no more…
Elon Musk and T-Mobile want to eliminate dead spots
san francisco With a new generation of Starlink satellites, any ordinary smartphone will soon be able to connect to the space internet. This means that there should be no more…
How Chinese and American companies are building satellites instead of cars
Asia Technonomics In the weekly column we take turns writing about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Beijing A few years ago, when an employee of the…
Space stocks and space funds: Space fascinates investors
Rosetta space mission The Rosetta probe explores comets. (Photo: imago/StockTrek Images) Frankfurt In three years, people could walk on the moon again. The US space agency Nasa and some companies…
Start-up wants to make rockets greener
Insight Innovation The number of rocket launches will increase significantly in the coming years and decades – and with it the environmental problems. (Photo: Klawe Rezezcy, Getty, Imago) New York,…
Start-up wants to make rockets greener
Insight Innovation The number of rocket launches will increase significantly in the coming years and decades – and with it the environmental problems. (Photo: Klawe Rezezcy, Getty, Imago) New York,…
Mars mission, internet satellites, rockets: war threatens Europe’s space travel
Ariane 6 rocket The new load carrier is scheduled to take off for the first time in 2023, but the launch has been delayed for years. Now it has to…
New Space companies criticize EU push for satellite internet
Dusseldorf, Paris “Europe must take its destiny into its own hands and conquer new frontiers,” said Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday at the meeting of EU ministers responsible for space policy…