Tag: Space travel
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.…
Trump discovers commercial space travel as a business
Application laboratory for 3D printing at Trumpf Trumpf has been working on perfecting the technology for more than 20 years. (Photo: Trump) Stuttgart The machine builder Trumpf hopes that commercial…
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…
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton is Elon Musk’s worst opponent
Outline of Elon Musk After his Twitter takeover, the billionaire presented himself as a champion of freedom of expression, but also caused a lot of chaos. (Photo: Reuters) At first…
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,…
Rocket hit in Poland – how can something like this happen?
Ulrich Kühn heads the research area for arms control and new technologies at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) and is well versed in various weapon systems.…
Rocket hit in Poland – how can something like this happen?
Ulrich Kühn heads the research area for arms control and new technologies at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) and is well versed in various weapon systems.…
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…
The US government has made Elon Musk great – now he is becoming too powerful for her
Elon Musk Concern about the influence of the tech billionaire is growing in Washington. (Photo: AP) Washington Without Elon Musk and his rocket company Space X, the USA might not…
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…
Elon Musk delights the Kremlin with his “peace plan”.
Elon Musk In May 2021, the Tesla boss moderated the famous comedy show “Saturday Night Live” in the USA – and made his Asperger’s disease public. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Dusseldorf…
Why Musk’s ‘peace plan’ typifies him
Elon Musk In May 2021, the Tesla boss moderated the famous comedy show “Saturday Night Live” in the USA – and made his Asperger’s disease public. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Dusseldorf…
Missile fired again eastbound
Tokyo North Korea has continued the recent series of missile tests. According to the South Korean military, the ballistic missile flew towards the Sea of Japan (Korean: East Sea) on…
North Korea fires another missile eastbound
North Korea People see a news report about previous rocket launches a few days ago. (Photo: dpa) Seoul North Korea has continued the recent series of missile tests. According to…
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…