Tag: Space industry
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,…
Federal government cuts funds for space travel – German companies protest
European Ariana rocket Germany wants to cut its contribution to the ESA space agency. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Space is becoming a top priority: According to industry representatives, Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
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…
Russia wants to exit the International Space Station after 2024
ISS Russia plans to exit the International Space Station after 2024. (Photo: dpa) Russia plans to exit the International Space Station after 2024. The new head of the Russian space…
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…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is sending another six people into space
Launch of the Blue Origin space capsule The rocket launched from the US state of Texas. (Photo: via REUTERS) VanHorn Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has sent another six people on…
Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX is facing new financing
Elon Musk The SpaceX boss still held around 44 percent of the unlisted company in August 2021. (Photo: AP) new York According to media reports, SpaceX is planning a new…
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,…
SpaceX and Nasa bring space tourists to the ISS for the first time
Mission start All three are to carry out a series of experiments on the ISS. (Photo: Reuters) Cape Canaveral The private space company SpaceX and NASA have transported paying guests…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos attacks Elon Musk in space
San Francisco, Dusseldorf Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ space rivalry dates back 17 years. Over dinner, the Tesla boss and the Amazon founder exchanged views on their space companies SpaceX…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos attacks Elon Musk in space
San Francisco, Dusseldorf Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ space rivalry dates back 17 years. Over dinner, the Tesla boss and the Amazon founder exchanged views on their space companies Space…