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Outliers Space Briefing #6

Outliers Space Briefing #6

China launched a new crew to the Tiangong Space Station. On Friday, a Long March 2F rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and placed the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft into orbit. The spacecraft docked with the Tiangong space station ~3.5 hours later....
Outliers Space Briefing #5

Outliers Space Briefing #5

The era of satellite servicing is arriving. At the Satellite Innovation conference, companies said that the success Northrop Grumman demonstrated extending the life of GEO satellites “broke the suspension of disbelief” about the feasibility of servicing. Companies in...
Outliers Space Briefing #4

Outliers Space Briefing #4

Chinese officials confirmed their goal of a first crewed lunar landing by 2030. At a briefing Thursday, the China Manned Space Agency reaffirmed plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, but acknowledged significant challenges ahead. China is also working on a...
Outliers Space Briefing #3

Outliers Space Briefing #3

SpaceX struggles to keep up with Starlink demand along Ukrainian front lines. Troops report high demand for Starlink to support military operations. Remotely operated vehicles, like rovers, get as little as 10 megabits per second of bandwidth, making it difficult to...
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