In 2021, a Starlink satellite and OneWeb spacecraft came dangerously close to colliding in orbit. While both companies’ automated systems detected a potential collision, the incident sparked intense ...
Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away — specifically, Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs — the U.S. Space Force took ...
Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, speaks at the 40th Space Symposium. Credit: Thomas Kimmell Photography For decades, space-based capabilities delivered strategic value to the ...
BOULDER, Colo. — Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low Earth orbit. The growth in the population of satellites ...