space internet

Extending Earth's Internet to Mars With Orbital Data Servers

More spacecraft is due to fly to Mars and will send their data home. Human explorers will want to access…

9 months ago

Elon Musk says that SpaceX Has no Plans to Spin Off Starlink

At the recent Satellite 2020 Conference & Exhibition, Elon Musk declared that Starlink will not become its own company in…

4 years ago

ESA Astronaut Luca Parmitano will be Controlling a Rover From Space

The ESA has begun conducting experiments as part of their Analog project, which will allow human operators to control robotic…

4 years ago

Elon Musk Tweets with Starlink. Services Could be Available Next Year.

Starlink could be offering services by this time next year, and Musk just tested it by sending out the inaugural…

4 years ago

SpaceX Files a Request to Launch Another 30,000 Satellites for Starlink, on Top of the 12,000 They’re Already Planning to Launch

According to recent filings, SpaceX is hoping to send an additional 30,000 Starlink satellites to orbit in the coming years.

4 years ago

Upgraded ISS Now Has a 600 Megabit per Second Internet Connection

In the digital age, connectivity and bandwidth are important, even if you're in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). And when you're…

5 years ago

SpaceX Gives More Details on how their Starlink Internet Service Will Work. Less Satellites, Lower Orbit, Shorter Transmission times, Shorter Lifespans

Professor Mark Handley of University College London has created a simulation that demonstrates how SpaceX's space-based internet (Starlink) will work.

5 years ago

This is the Year Internet From Space Gets Really Serious

This year, a number of companies will begin deploying constellations of internet satellites to space with the intent of providing…

6 years ago