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Former Disney TV star Bridgit Mendler co-founds satellite 'data highway' startup
Once known for her beloved roles on Disney Channel, Bridgit Mendler has re-introduced herself as a CEO in the space business game.
Big, doomed satellite seen from space as it tumbles towards a fiery reentry on Feb. 21 (photos)
Non-Earth imaging company HEO Robotics captured breathtaking images of ESA's ERS-2 satellite as it tumbles towards an atmospheric reentry on Feb. 21.
Russia's nuclear anti-satellite weapon poses 'no immediate threat' to Earth, White House says
The White House reassured the American public that a Russian nuclear space weapon, currently in development, poses no threat to people or property on Earth.
Russian plans for space-based nuclear weapon to target satellites spark concern in US Congress
Members of the United States Congress have raised warnings about Russia's plans to develop and deploy a space-based nuclear weapon designed to disable satellites in orbit.
SpaceX deorbiting 100 older Starlink satellites to 'keep space safe and sustainable'
SpaceX announced it will deorbit 100 of its first-generation Starlink satellites in order to lower the number of spacecraft that might fail and become non-maneuverable.
US Space Force wants satellite 'jetpacks' to keep old spacecraft alive in orbit
The U.S. Space Force is looking for new ways to extend the lives of satellites that run out of fuel, including small "backpacks" that can attach to existing spacecraft in orbit.
Big, dead European satellite will crash back to Earth this month
The European Space Agency's defunct ERS-2 spacecraft will fall into Earth's atmosphere in a week or so, in a death dive that its handlers will monitor carefully.
Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day
Three decades after the first and only time that a mirror was launched to demonstrate solar energy could be reflected from space to Earth. My colleagues and I believe it’s time to revisit this technology.
