The company’s “standard” customer terminal, the middle of the trio of Project Kuiper satellite antennas at under 11 inches square and weighing under five pounds. Amazon “Every technology and business decision we’ve had has centered on what will deliver the best experience for different customers around the world, and our range of customer terminals reflect …
“We’ve done extensive testing here in our lab and have a high degree of confidence in our satellite design, but there’s no substitute for on-orbit testing,” Project Kuiper vice president of technology Rajeev Badyal said in a statement before the launch. United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon’s …
A visualization of laser links connecting Kuiper satellites in orbit around the Earth. Amazon Amazon will include a key speed-boosting technology in its coming Project Kuiper internet satellites, the company announced Thursday. Amazon says it tested the laser link tech successfully during its recent Protoflight mission. Traditionally, satellites are limited to sending data between an …
Amazon bought three rocket launches from SpaceX for its Project Kuiper internet satellites, the tech giant announced on Friday. The move is a surprise from Amazon, given the company’s Kuiper system aims to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink in the satellite broadband market. SpaceX, the most active rocket operator in the world, has been adamant …
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio shortly after returning to Earth after becoming the first American astronaut to spend a full year in orbit. NASA Frank Rubio has arrived home safely after spending 371 days in space — a record for a NASA astronaut. Rubio departed the International Space Station (ISS) with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and …
The International Space Station (ISS) is set to be decommissioned in 2031, at which point it will have spent three decades orbiting Earth. But NASA doesn’t want to leave the 356-feet-long (109 meters) facility drifting in orbit as it would add to the growing amount of hazardous space junk already in low-Earth orbit, and would …
ESA/NASA Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) keep a busy schedule during their six-month stints in orbit. Most of their time is taken up with carrying out scientific research in the unique microgravity conditions that the facility provides, while the occasional spacewalk takes care of upgrades and general maintenance. The research programs include …
The four Artemis II astronauts who will embark on a flyby of the moon in November next year successfully conducted a pre-launch practice run on Wednesday. In line with launch day procedures, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, started the day by waking up …
SpaceX chief Elon Musk is keen to send its next-generation Starship rocket on what will be its second crewless test mission after the first one ended spectacularly minutes after launch in April. But first SpaceX has to receive a launch permit from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The latest news, which dropped via Reuters on …
The Next Generation of Space Leaders Jamal | SHARPER VISUALS At a time in history when too many things seem to be heading in the wrong direction, I believe there is still hope. Lots of it, actually. Last week I was reminded that the best is still ahead of us, and the people who will …