https://spacewatch.global/tag/starlink-satellites/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 26 May 2023 08:00:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/starlink-satellites/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/spacewatchgl-opinion-making-the-case-for-space-the-cross-cutting-impact-of-emerging-space-ecosystems/ Fri, 26 May 2023 08:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48971 For some, space activities are conceived only as bold exploratory missions and plans for a future on the Moon and around Mars. While these pursuits are inspiring, they do not on their own reveal the powerful potential that space affords. The truth is activities in space are vast, complex, and local, and the value of their impact might not be immediately obvious to all stakeholders.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/space-cafe-33-minutes-with-enrico-stoll-and-jens-berdermann-beauty-and-dangerous-aspects-of-space/ Mon, 15 May 2023 14:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48697 Our Space Café “33 minutes with Enrico Stoll and Jens Berdermann – beauty and dangerous aspects of space” took place on Tuesday, 9th May. Prof. Enrico Stoll, Space Cafe returner and the Chair of Space Technology at the Technical University Berlin. And Dr. Jens Berdermann, the Acting Director and Department Head of the DLR Institute for Solar-Terrestrial Physics in Neustrelitz an hour and half north of Berlin. The space cafe took place at the 14th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth System Observation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/starship-engine-puts-spacex-at-risk-of-bankruptcy/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37601 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described a critical situation in a companywide email, regarding the lack of progress in the development of the Raptor engine that is to power the Starship rocket, CNBC reports. “We face genuine risk of bankruptcy if we cannot achieve a Starship flight rate of at least once every two weeks next year,” Musk added.]]>