We're one launch closer to global internet connectivity.

Watch SpaceX launch 60 Starlink satellites

Starlink Success

SpaceX has successfully deployed the first 60 Starlink satellites, which after launch will team up with thousands more to beam internet to Earth.

Watch SpaceX Launch 60 Starlink Satellites

60 down. Thousands more to go.

Strangely, the crash was all part of Samsung's plan — well, sort of.

A Samsung satellite just crashed into a Michigan farm

SpaceSelfie

A Samsung "SpaceSelfie" satellite came crashing down to Earth, landing onto an unsuspecting Michigan farm below, NBC reports.

A Samsung Satellite Just Crashed Into a Michigan Farm

This space-based publicity stunt crashed back to Earth in spectacular fashion.

"This proliferation, if not controlled in number, could become very dangerous to human life in low Earth orbit."

A derelict space habitat may crash into an old Russian satellite

Bumper Cars

There's a small chance that a defunct space habitat collides with a retired Russian satellite on Wednesday, illustrating the threat of space debris.

A Derelict Space Habitat May Crash Into an Old Russian Satellite

Genesis II and Cosmos 1300 might collide on Wednesday.

Starlink is already causing problems in space.

SpaceX wouldn't move its satellite to avoid a collision, says ESA

Playing Chicken

To avoid a collision with one of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, the ESA was forced to perform a first-of-its-kind "collision avoidance manoeuvre."

SpaceX Wouldn’t Move Its Satellite to Avoid a Collision, Says ESA

SpaceX forced the ESA to do something it'd never done before.

More than 50 bits are still being tracked by the Air Force.

Debris from the satellite India blew up still polluting orbit

Space Hoarders

Debris created by India's anti-satellite test are still circling the Earth four months later, putting spacecraft and other satellites in danger.

Debris From the Satellite India Blew Up Still Polluting Orbit

A brutal preview of space warfare.

SmallSat operators will be able to "carpool" into space together.

SpaceX debuts "rideshare" program for launching satellites

Sharing Is Caring

SpaceX has launched a SmallSat Rideshare Program, an initiative designed to let smaller satellite operators split the cost of launches.

SpaceX Debuts “Rideshare” Program For Launching Satellites

Space has never been this cheap.

The giant satellite will learn how cosmic radiation impacts spacecraft.

The US Air Force launched the largest uncrewed structure in space

Orbital Unit

The Air Force successfully launched the largest satellite into space yet. It will spend the next year learning about dangerous cosmic radiation.

The US Air Force Launched the Largest Uncrewed Structure in Space

This epic piece of space tech is the size of a football field.

It needs to improve its failure rate or risk sending 600 faulty satellites into orbit.

SpaceX being Sketch(X) about the 3 Starlink satellites that failed

More Like SketchX

A month after launch, SpaceX confirmed that three of the 60 Starlink satellites it sent into space have failed — and it won't elaborate as to why.

SpaceX Being Sketch(X) About the 3 Starlink Satellites That Failed

The company either doesn’t know why they failed or is keeping the reason a secret.

Melting a piece of a satellite

The piece "reached a complete demise at high heat flux level."

Watch a satellite piece melt into a puddle of metal

Satellite Bonfire

The European Space Agency just placed a piece of satellite in an extremely hot plasma wind tunnel to melt it into a ball of liquid metal.

Watch a Satellite Piece Melt Into a Puddle of Metal

Can satellites survive reentry into Earth's atmosphere?

India's missile test has increased the likelihood of damage to the ISS.

NASA: When India blew up a satellite, it endangered astronauts

Collision Course

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has told the agency's employees that India's satellite destruction test has put the ISS in danger.

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