satellite
- News
Starlink Internet Warns High Demand is Pushing Orders Back to 2023
I have made very little secret of the fact that I’m a huge supporter of Starlink. For those of you unaware of what it is, this is a brand new internet service that is looking to provide total worldwide coverage thanks to the continuing efforts of SpaceX and the thousands…
Read More » - News
Starlink Adds ‘Sky Scanner’ to App For Better Dish Placement
I have made very little secret of the fact that I’m a huge supporter of the SpaceX-backed ‘Starlink’ internet project. Through the launch of around 1,650 satellites (so far) the aim is to bring full, and fast, internet coverage to the entire world. With users already able to sign up…
Read More » - News
Starlink Global Coverage on Track For October
I have never made any secret of the fact that I am a huge supporter of the Starlink project. Utilising satellites to effectively bring affordable and fast internet to everyone around the world certainly sounds like a very worthy pursuit. Albeit, I freely concede that while the availability of the…
Read More » - News
Starlink Says it has Over 500,000 Internet Orders!
Following the continued expansion of Project Starlink, with the launch of more and more satellites over the last year thanks to SpaceX, it seems pretty clear that while currently something of a fringe product, within the very near future, it’s almost certainly going to become a mainstream internet option for,…
Read More » - News
Starlink Should be ‘Fully Mobile’ by the End of the Year
I have to admit to being a very big supporter of ‘Project Starlink‘. For those of you unfamiliar with it, utilizing SpaceX launches, Elon Musk is looking to provide the entire world with fast internet access. With it already available in America, and also in the UK and Europe (with…
Read More » - News
Starlink Confirms UK Beta Internet Expansion!
Late last month it was confirmed that the SpaceX-based Project Starlink internet service was now available to pre-order within the UK. A very tasty proposition for those languishing with exceptionally slow connection speeds. – Well, following the latest update, Starlink has now confirmed that with further expansion already having been…
Read More » - News
Starlink Applies to Bring Internet to Trucks, Ships, and Planes!
Elon Musk’s SpaceX-based Starlink internet service has certainly managed to capture the attention of many consumers. Particularly those who are currently languishing with sub-par connections eagerly eying up the potential speeds of up to 250Mbps. With it currently available in many countries now (albeit, at a prohibitively expensive price), it…
Read More » - News
Starlink is Taking Internet Pre-Orders for UK Customers!
For quite a long period of time now, I have anxiously watched Elon Musk’s Project Starlink with more than a little casual interest. I mean, for those of you unaware of what it is, for the last few years as part of the SpaceX platform, hundreds of satellites have been…
Read More » - News
SpaceX has a Month to Prove Starlink’s Low-Latency Internet
While SpaceX is certain riding high following the successful launch of it’s Dragon 2 craft to the International Space Station, one of their most curious projects is their plan to introduce a worldwide internet service. If you were not aware of this, the proposal is quite simple. What SpaceX wants…
Read More » - News
Arianespace Rocket Crashes After Malfunction
Following the success of programs such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, we have probably been treated to more rocket launches (that we could watch live) in the last couple of years than we’ve seen in the prior 20. Yes, it seems that rockets are back in fashion. Great news for those…
Read More » - News
Where To Watch The SpaceX Rocket Launch!
SpaceX Following a delay earlier this week, Elon Musk’s SpaceX program today plans to launch a rocket into space. Well, technically a satellite, but it will be taken their via the rocket. You get the idea! This will represent the first major launch for the company since they amazed us…
Read More » - News
Amazon Plans To Launch 3,000 Satellites For Broadband Service
Amazon Broadband For several years now, we have heard rumours that companies were very interested in exploring the possibility of launching satellites to create, in effect, a form of full-access internet. Specifically, an internet that didn’t require a physical phone connection of the utilisation of existing networks. For example, Elon…
Read More » - News
Video Shows Slow Motion Capture of Space Junk Harpoon
Harpoon Clears up Space Junk For around 70 years now, the human race has been sending a lot of things up into orbit. While this has given us a lot of benefits such as satellites and exploration, it has also caused a pretty significant problem. Namely, that there’s a hell…
Read More » - News
UK-Build ‘Prime’ Rocket Design Revealed
Prime Rocket While the UK might have had a hand in the rocket industry over the years, as a country it has largely not been involved in what you might call the manufacturing and ‘blast-off’ phase. It seems, however, that this might be about to change and in the not…
Read More » - News
Astronomers Release ‘Christmas’ Photo From Mars
Merry Christmas From Mars! Mars has certainly been the focus of more than a little attention over the last few months. With the InSight NASA probe successfully landing on the surface, it has already been sending back some pretty amazing images to Earth. It seems, however, that Mars has a…
Read More »