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  • Oil And Gas Companies Are Being Watched By a New Methane-Tracking Satellite

    03/12/2024 2:32:32 AM PDT · by Recovering_Democrat · 34 replies
    Gizmodo ^ | 3/8/2024 | Passant Rabie
    The recently launched satellite will provide a global view of methane emanating hot spots, and make its data open to the public. Earlier this week, a new satellite launched to track methane as it emanates from oil and gas fields across the world, hoping to expose major producers of the greenhouse pollutant and hold them accountable... “Data from this satellite will help us to better measure methane emissions and target their sources, bringing more transparency to the problem, giving companies and investors the information they need to take action, and empowering the public to hold people accountable,” Michael Bloomberg, United...
  • SATELLITE or ASTEROID ?

    02/13/2024 6:36:12 AM PST · by Orlando · 35 replies
    The Sky ^ | 2-13-24 | Orlando
    (February 12, 2024). | Fireballs in skies by David de Chiriquí, #Panamá . and Fireballs flying through the skies of Puntarenas, Gulf of Nicoya, credits: Twitter X ⚠️Alerta Climagram🌎 @deZabedrosky
  • Fireball blazes across Hawaii as object falls to Earth

    02/11/2024 3:56:10 AM PST · by Jyotishi · 23 replies
    BBC ^ | February 10, 2024 | BBC
    [Video] A camera at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has captured an object as it burned up on re-entering Earth's atmosphere on 8 February. The Subaru-Asahi Star Camera, owned by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, recorded a time-lapse of the fireball blazing across the night sky, followed by smaller glowing streaks.
  • North Korea says its satellite photographed White House, Pentagon

    11/28/2023 2:00:39 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 36 replies
    NY Post ^ | 11/28/2023 | Caitlin Doornbos
    WASHINGTON — North Korea claimed Tuesday its recently launched reconnaissance satellite had snapped photos of the White House, Pentagon, and key US military installations across the world — though questions remain about the technology’s capabilities. Dictator Kim Jong Un has personally reviewed the images, which were captured late Monday, Pyongyang’s Korea Central News Agency propaganda service claimed. “[Kim] also received in detail satellite photos of the Norfolk Naval Station, the Newport News Dockyard, and an airfield of Virginia,” KCNA reported.
  • Any Live Satellite Imagery of Gaza [Vanity]

    10/11/2023 11:16:01 PM PDT · by Reno89519 · 14 replies
    FreeRepublic ^ | October 11, 2023 | Reno89519
    Does anybody know of any live publicly accessible satellite imagery of Gaza and Israel? I am seeing snapshots, but not been able to find any live video feeds.
  • Senate issues at least 50 satellite phones as security measure

    05/22/2023 8:59:53 AM PDT · by JonPreston · 74 replies
    Washington Times ^ | 5/21/23 | Tom Howell Jr.
    The phones were offered to all senators and at least half of the chamber accepted, according to CBS News, which cited people familiar with the program. Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson told appropriators last month the phones would allow senators to maintain communications in case a man-made or natural disaster takes out standard communications in their corner of the country.The report said the phone program is part of a broader effort to help lawmakers secure their homes and coordinate with local police departments after a series of concerning events.
  • Russia's economy is suffering from industrial decline as satellites detect less pollution in the air

    05/08/2023 6:23:13 PM PDT · by Widget Jr · 65 replies
    Markets Insider ^ | May 5, 2023 | Phil Rosen
    The Russian economy's industrial sector is in decline, according to air-pollution readings from satellites.A Wall Street Journal report showed that the decline may be worse than what Moscow officially reports.Pollution in Russia's industrial regions fell 1.2% in the six months to April, and is 6.2% lower annually.Russia's economy is suffering from an industrial decline as Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine drags on, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing data from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-5P satellite.
  • Vanguard 1 was launched 65 Years Ago

    03/16/2023 8:40:02 PM PDT · by Richard from IL · 24 replies
    Vanguard 1, designed by my father, was launched 65 years ago. I talked about it on The John Batchelor Show. https://www.thespaceshow.com/show/06-dec-2017/broadcast-3030-hotel-mars-richard-easton
  • Virgin Orbit furloughs most employees and pauses operations for a week

    03/16/2023 6:43:21 AM PDT · by NautiNurse · 14 replies
    engadget ^ | Steve Dent
    Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit is starting an "operational pause" and furloughing most employees except for a skeleton crew, CNBC has reported. The company is reportedly seeking new investors to relieve financial pressure and plans to give "an update on go-forward operations in the coming weeks," a spokesperson said in a statement. Companies like SpaceX launch heavy rockets from the ground to get satellite payloads in orbit. However, Virgin Orbit carries smaller rockets to a height of about 35,000 feet on the wing of a Boeing 747, reducing fuel required. Earlier this year, it attempted to launch nine satellites into...
  • F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast [.mil website- New source]

    I am posting this article, which isn't new news in order to illustrate two important facts: (1) the USAF and USSF have the means to both intercept telemetry from foreign intelligence assets AND the ability to stop said assets from 'phoning home.' (2) despite the junk news and pontificating by 'media experts' I am confident our military took the steps necessary to protect our nation. In my professional life I work closely with USAF and USSF personnel and despite idiocy from political leadership, I know the Commands, Airmen and Guardians who work in the area of 'intel' are skilled and...
  • Turkey earthquake opened 190-mile-long fissure, satellite images show

    02/10/2023 4:31:54 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 52 replies
    Space.com ^ | 02/10/2023 | Tereza Pultarova
    Two enormous cracks in Earth's crust opened near the Turkish-Syrian border after two powerful earthquakes shook the region on Monday (Feb. 6), killing over 20,000 people. Researchers from the U.K. Centre for the Observation & Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Tectonics (COMET) found the ruptures by comparing images of the area near the Mediterranean Sea coast taken by the European Earth-observing satellite Sentinel-1 before and after the devastating earthquakes. The longer of the two ruptures stretches 190 miles (300 kilometers) in the northeastern direction from the northeastern tip of the Mediterranean Sea. The crack was created by the first of...
  • Expert: Chinese Balloon Could Be Dry Run to Deliver Nuclear EMP Device

    02/04/2023 5:17:23 AM PST · by srmanuel · 76 replies
    Newsmax ^ | 2/3/23 | Newsmax
    I have no idea who this retired Air Force Officer is or what his qualifications are in order to make these claims, I mentioned this possibility in another thread about the balloon earlier and most didn't think this particular balloon was capable of carrying a nuclear device, instead of launching an ICBM which would be detectable early in flight and taken much more seriously, a balloon which the USA doesn't appear to take seriously, could invade US airspace unopposed and be positioned over the middle of the USA and create real problems, evidently this particular balloon has the ability to...
  • In Major Step, Space Force Takes Over All Military Satellite Communications

    12/29/2022 9:45:52 AM PST · by bitt · 19 replies
    military.com ^ | 12/27/2022 | mary shinn
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Space Force has taken over all of the Department of Defense's military satellite communication functions, a major step in building the new service. The Navy and the Army have transferred major satellite communication operations to the Space Force in an effort to consolidate training, operations, acquisition and other activities, according to a news release. The transfer marks the first time all military satellite communication functions have been consolidated under a single military service. The Army's transfers were expected to include $78 million in operations, maintenance and 500 positions, the release said. As part of the...
  • NASA cancels greenhouse gas monitoring satellite due to cost

    11/30/2022 10:06:57 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 48 replies
    Associated Press ^ | November 29, 2022 | Seth Borenstein
    NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse gases over the Americas because it got too costly and complicated. But the space agency said it will still be watching human-caused carbon pollution but in different ways. NASA on Tuesday announced that its GeoCarb mission, which was supposed to be a low-cost satellite to monitor carbon dioxide, methane and how plant life changes over North and South America, was being killed because of cost overruns. When it was announced six years ago, it was supposed to cost $166 million, but the latest NASA figures show costs...
  • Russia Launches All Its Space Rockets - Deep Space Updates - October 26th

    10/27/2022 11:56:42 PM PDT · by linMcHlp · 3 replies
    YouTube - Scott Manley ^ | October 27, 2022 | Scott Manley
    Several satellite and space launches throughout October 2022.
  • China Threatens To Destroy Elon Musk's Starlink

    08/30/2022 6:19:38 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 38 replies
    Gatestone Institute ^ | 08/30/2022 | Judith Bergman
    Chinese military researchers recently called for the destruction of Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, an extraordinary threat for a state to make against a private foreign enterprise.In December 2021, China filed a complaint with the United Nations, claiming that two of Musk's Starlink satellites had nearly collided with the Tianhe module of its Tiangong Space Station -- in April and October of 2021-- and that Chinese astronauts had been forced to maneuver the module of the station to avoid the collision. Starlink is part of Elon Musk's SpaceX and the satellites are part of a plan to make internet coverage from...
  • The United States announces a stop to testing Anti-Satellite Weapons

    07/04/2022 2:51:50 PM PDT · by aimhigh · 89 replies
    Universe Today ^ | 07/02/2022 | Universe Today
    The United States Government has declared that it will no longer be performing tests of Anti-Satellite (ASAT) weapons. In a public statement during a visit to the Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed that this policy has the primary purpose of setting an example to other countries. It represents an important step in the direction of establishing “space norms” for all countries to follow.ASAT weapons go as far back as the early years of the Cold War. According to the Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, ASAT weapons were designed for strategic and tactical military...
  • Iran announces two-stage satellite launch

    06/26/2022 6:30:06 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 20 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 26/6/22
    The Iranian Ministry of Defense has announced that it has launched a second three-stage satellite for research...
  • CCP Smart Satellite “Live Streamed” US Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Off New York

    05/11/2022 1:43:22 AM PDT · by blam · 27 replies
    Zubu Brothers ^ | 5-11-2022
    The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using an advanced intelligence-gathering satellite for hunting US aircraft carriers and other military assets worldwide, according to South China Morning Post. Space researcher Yang Fang and her team at DFH Satellite Co., Ltd in Hong Kong published a report in the domestic peer-reviewed journal Spacecraft Engineering that reveals China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) used an AI-powered satellite to detect and “live stream” the USS Harry S. Truman. A remote sensing satellite, powered by artificial intelligence technology, lurked in low Earth orbit above North America on June 17 of last year and automatically detected the...
  • Biden Administration Says U.S. Won’t Test Certain Anti-Satellite Weapons

    04/20/2022 6:37:56 AM PDT · by CodeToad · 14 replies
    Air Force Magazine ^ | 19 April 2022 | Amanda Miller
    The Biden administration says it’s ruled out conducting one type of anti-satellite weapon test. While on a visit to her home state April 18, Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., formalizing the administration’s prior admonishments of an ASAT test by Russia in 2021. Harris committed the the U.S. will not “conduct destructive, direct-ascent, anti-satellite missile testing.” She said the decision was one step toward “writing new rules of the road to ensure all space activities are conducted in a responsible, peaceful, and sustainable manner.” Harris cited not only Russia’s recent test, but also...