Tag: Space Safety

  • The New Space Race Will Be Won by Commercial Satellites

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    Over the past decade, commercial space has transformed satellites from “national-level missions” into industrial products that can be mass-produced and deployed on demand. As thousands of low-Earth orbit broadband, remote-sensing and navigation satellites form interconnected constellations, space has acquired the characteristics of infrastructure for the first time. It can continuously provide connectivity, observation and positioning…

  • ISS Cracks Fixed After Crew Dragon Emergency Shelter Alert

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    What happened with the ISS emergency shelter order last week? NASA directed astronauts aboard the International Space Station to seek emergency refuge in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft ten days ago due to worsening structural cracks in the Russian segment. According to sources familiar with the situation, the problem has since been successfully resolved, though…