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September 27, 2024

Europe will launch a satellite in 2027 just to watch it burn

The European Space Agency plans to launch a satellite called DRACO in 2027, then study how it breaks up during its fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

September 26, 2024

Satellite images show Hurricane Helene gaining strength before Florida landfall (video)

Hurricane Helene will make landfall in Florida on Thursday evening (Sept. 26), and satellite footage is capturing it along its path.

November 13, 2017November 15, 2017

The ‘space nation’ Asgardia just launched its first satellite

Asgardia is a 'virtual nation' that says it aims to build sovereign colonies in space. On 12 November it launched a satellite carrying its citizens’ data

May 25, 2017

This New Goldilocks Rocket Is Juuust Right for Small Satellites

Rocket Lab's Electron is set to become the first launcher made for, and for sale to, small satellite startups. The post This New Goldilocks Rocket Is Juuust Right for Small Satellites appeared first on WIRED.

May 17, 2017

The Best Way To Transmit Satellite Data? In Trucks. Really

When you have nearly unfathomable depths of information, the quickest way to move it is still the actual highway, not the information-super-one. The post The Best Way To Transmit Satellite Data? In Trucks. Really appeared first on WIRED.

May 15, 2017

Watch SpaceX Sacrifice a Falcon 9 in the Name of Better Internet

Didn't SpaceX already figure out this whole reusable rocket thing? Not when it comes to massive, fuel-gobbling payloads. The post Watch SpaceX Sacrifice a Falcon 9 in the Name of Better Internet appeared first on WIRED.

May 4, 2017

How to Bring Satellite Data Back Down to Earth

Companies are deploying tons of tiny satellites to collect terabytes of data. But they have to bring all that data down somehow—and they can't do it alone. The post How to Bring Satellite Data Back Down to Earth appeared first on WIRED.

April 30, 2017

A Cosmic-Ray Hunter Closes in on Super-Energetic Particles

Angela Olinto's new balloon experiment takes her one step closer to the unknown source of the most energetic particles in the universe. The post A Cosmic-Ray Hunter Closes in on Super-Energetic Particles appeared first on WIRED.

April 29, 2017May 1, 2017

SpaceX Launches a Super-Secret Payload for the Feds

*Cough cough* spy satellite *cough cough.* The post SpaceX Launches a Super-Secret Payload for the Feds appeared first on WIRED.

April 24, 2017

An Aerospace Coder Drags a Stodgy Industry Toward Open Source

How one software engineer at a traditional space company convinced the bigwigs to share his command and control program. The post An Aerospace Coder Drags a Stodgy Industry Toward Open Source appeared first on WIRED.