Is the UK space industry about to take off?
The failure of Virgin Orbit’s maiden attempt to launch a commercial satellite into orbit from U.K. soil in January 2022 may have spelled doom for the country’s $281 billion construction …
Satellite manufacturing
The rapid rise of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet business
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is known for its frequent launches, which now dominate the space industry. But the satellites that the rockets send to space are just as important for the …
China threatens U.S. GPS dominance with Beidou
GPS, or the Global Positioning System, is the oldest and most widely used satellite navigation system in the world with 6 billion users. GPS is owned by the U.S. government …