SpaceX preps next-gen Starlink as Amazon’s competitor stalls
SpaceX preps next-gen Starlink as Amazon’s competitor stalls

SpaceX is gearing up for a monumental flight today that’s sure to be closely watched by Amazon. If successful, SpaceX will deploy its first Starlink V3 satellites, which tout meaningful upgrades to the ever-expanding Starlink constellation. The 26 satellites will be riding atop Starship, which SpaceX will also attempt to deploy into Earth orbit for […]

TakeMe2Space to launch AI computing satellite on SpaceX rocket on 1 October
TakeMe2Space to launch AI computing satellite on SpaceX rocket on 1 October

TakeMe2Space, a space startup from India, will send its MOI-1A satellite to orbit on 1 October on a SpaceX rideshare flight, Transporter-18. The Hyderabad company calls it India’s first orbital computing satellite, since it can analyse data in space an…

Google will launch its first AI chips into orbit next week
Google will launch its first AI chips into orbit next week

Google will send its own AI chips into orbit for the first time next week, in the first flight test of Project Suncatcher. A prototype satellite carrying its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) will fly on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission. Google b…

Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week
Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week

Google is getting ready to launch a satellite with its AI processors to test how well they perform in space, as reported earlier by The New York Times. The move is part of Google’s Project Suncatcher, the company’s experimental initiative that could eventually put AI data centers into orbit. The satellite, equipped with Google’s Tensor […]

AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft

Autonomy-1 will have a small, transformer-based AI model taking charge of a space probe.

Space Is More Crowded Than Ever. How Much More Can It Take?

From portable radars in shipping containers to orbital cameras, I asked scientists how the space-junk tracking industry plans to avoid catastrophic crashes.

The US Military Can’t Stop Talking About Space Weapons

Three senior military officials have confirmed the US has space weapons this week. Why now?

Musk’s long-time backer is giving SpaceX stock to its investors

Valor Equity Partners is handing out stock to its LPs instead of cash returns.