Tag: re:MARS
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Satellite consultant outlines a way-out plan to turn space junk into lunar treasure
A computer-generated image represents the main zones of space debris. The two main debris fields are the ring of objects in geosynchronous Earth orbit and the cloud of objects in low Earth orbit. (NASA Illustration) What can be done with the thousands of dead satellites orbiting Earth? Some commercial ventures are hatching plans to get…
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Lockheed Martin studies how to use a cloud of satellites for space missions
NASA and Lockheed Martin have been studying how small satellites could be knit together into a distributed swarm. (NASA Illustration) More and more computing is being done in the cloud, but so far, the cloud-based approach hasn’t been applied in space. Lockheed Martin is thinking about changing that. The aerospace giant has already registered two…
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How AWS Ground Station is taking its giant leap for satellite links in small steps
An artist’s conception shows Capella Space’s radar satellite in orbit. (Capella Space Illustration) LAS VEGAS – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says his company has gotten so big that it has to branch out into business lines that “move the needle,” like the recently revealed Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation. But Project Kuiper isn’t Amazon’s only…
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Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s bet on Project Kuiper satellites — and copes with an onstage protest
Amazon’s Jenny Freshwater engages Jeff Bezos in a fireside chat at the re:MARS conference in Las Vegas. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) LAS VEGAS — For the first time in public, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos explained the rationale for his risky Project Kuiper satellite broadband venture, during a fireside chat that was interrupted when an…
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Racer, rocketeer … and tour guide? Jimmy Shane shows off Blue Origin’s crew capsule at re:MARS
A mockup of the crew capsule for Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship is laid out beneath the sparkling lights of the Aria Resort Hotel in Las Vegas. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) LAS VEGAS — One of the big attractions at this week’s Amazon re:MARS conference is a mockup of the crew capsule for Blue…
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Lockheed Martin joins the discussion about cloud computing services in space
Satellites could extend cloud computing to the final frontier. (Lockheed Martin Illustration) Is the final frontier the next frontier for cloud computing? One of the presentations planned for Amazon’s re:MARS conference in June suggests that Lockheed Martin is putting serious thought into the idea of space-based cloud services. The presentation, titled “Solving Earth’s Biggest Problems…