@BlackScholesMan Very interesting article. is it assuming that AST satellites are always on top of the country? the sats will be passing only around 10% of the time of the day over any mid-latitude so you need a few. Would need Different layers as it is suggesting that Starlink can't make.
🇩🇪German cabinet agrees on 2024 budget, cuts spending on space killing German space industry:
- National space programme €371m ↘️ €313M
- contribution to @esa for IRIS² €189m ↘️ €70M
- @DLR_SpaceAgency reserach budget -€400M
source: https://t.co/jlDT6y7Lkv
H/T: @Wachter__M
Maps twist our perception of the world
Here are 20 to rethink it:
1. Countries closer to the equator (~poorer) seem smaller than they are
(map by @neilrkaye)
Congrats to the #CAPSTONE team for a successful launch this morning! The spacecraft will explore a unique lunar elliptical orbit, the same orbit planned for @NASA_Gateway – a multipurpose outpost for long-term lunar missions as part of the @NASAArtemis program.
COPIA has spread its wings!🛰️
This hardware from Astrix Astronautics was a hosted payload on the Kick Stage for #ThereAndBackAgain.
The inflatable solar arrays successfully unfurled, demonstrating a key step in scalable and affordable power generation in space.