A recently observed maneuver of the Russian military satellite Cosmos 2612 near the western reconnaissance satellite ICEYE-X36 raises concerns that the war in Ukraine could now also be fought in space, as Russia considers commercial satellites that support Ukraine as legitimate military targets. #Satellitenkrieg #UkraineKrieg #Weltraumabwehr (translated)
A giant helium balloon from NASA has allowed a measurement station to float above the ice during the Antarctic winter to detect high-energy neutrinos from space and revolutionize the astronomical observation of these elusive ghost particles. #Neutrinos #Antarktis #PUEOExperiment (translated)
The James Webb Telescope has detected an unexplained signal from a vacant region of space, the source of which is not visible in the current records. #JamesWebbTeleskop #Weltraumforschung #Astronomie (translated)
ESA chief Josef Aschbacher expresses the hope that in the next ten years, a European will set foot on the Moon, while Europe plans to establish its own manned spaceflight with its own transport system. #Weltraum #ESA #Mondmission (translated)
The NASA rover "Perseverance" has covered a record distance of 45.2 kilometers on Mars in five and a half years, surpassing its predecessor "Opportunity," which took almost fifteen years to cover 45.16 kilometers. #MarsRover #Perseverance #Weltraumforschung (translated)
A Chinese espionage satellite is said to have positioned itself near a western satellite used by the Bundeswehr, with the military fearing that confidential communication is being spied on. #Spionage #Satelliten #Weltraum (translated)
The British astropolitics professor Bleddyn Bowen from Durham University describes the current legal situation as "a gray area that everyone is currently satisfied with." #Mondforschung #Weltraumrecht #ArtemisProgramm (translated)
In the new race to the Moon, in which the USA and China are advancing their plans for the exploration and colonization of the Earth's satellite, the pressing question arises about the ownership of the resources on the Moon, although the 1967 Outer Space Treaty denies any claims to them by states. #Mondforschung #Weltraumrecht #ArtemisProgramm (translated)
The European Space Agency ESA has put a high-performance computer into operation near Rome to gain new insights about the Milky Way and Earth from the enormous data of the Gaia mission. #Raumfahrt #Milchstraße #Supercomputer (translated)
The US founding couple Lauren Bazley and Mark Langer have decided to relocate their space technology company Proxima Stella from Silicon Valley to Vienna in order to benefit from proximity to production facilities in Europe and the growing opportunities in the European space economy. #Raumfahrtindustrie #Wien #Startup (translated)
The USA has stationed weapons in space, which raises the pressing question of how an arms race in space can be prevented and what risks this poses to international security and civilian populations. #Weltraumrüsten #USA #VereinteNationen (translated)
In 2028, whisky will be distilled and aged in space for the first time when a mini-satellite carrying whisky raw materials is sent into orbit to accelerate the aging process through extreme temperature fluctuations. #WeltraumWhisky #SpacePuffin #WhiskyExperiment (translated)
Furkan Yildirim wrote that, according to recent reports, SpaceX intends to borrow 40 billion dollars to purchase Nvidia chips. Nvidia itself holds around 123 million SpaceX shares and is simultaneously building a 500-billion-dollar platform with six major financial institutions that offers loans to customers for Nvidia chips and guarantees part of it. Yildirim described this as a circular flow of money. According to the Financial Times, 10 billion dollars of the SpaceX deal should come from bank loans and 30 billion from bonds. Apollo is supposed to lead it, which according to Yildirim is also one of the partners of Nvidia's platform. When SpaceX was looking for investors, they received a two-page memo with space images describing the data centers as being located in an unspecified place in space. An investor reportedly asked, according to the Financial Times, how he should explain that to his investment committee. Yildirim also pointed to skepticism in the bond market: SpaceX sold bonds worth 25 billion dollars in June; the bonds, maturing in 2056, are currently trading at around 85 cents on the dollar and have a risk premium at junk bond levels. SpaceX reported losses of 4.9 billion dollars in 2025 and 4.28 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2026 alone. Nevertheless, the company is officially considered an investment-worthy debtor at the second worst level of this category. According to Yildirim, this classification allows insurers and pension funds to purchase bonds on a larger scale. Apollo's life insurer Athene typically takes a large share in such deals. As further evidence of the development, Yildirim cited information from Goldman Sachs, indicating that by 2026 about 500 billion dollars in AI-related debt had already been taken on. By the end of the year, the bank expects more than 750 billion dollars and nearly 1.2 trillion dollars for 2027. According to the Financial Times, Nvidia also negotiated with insurers at the end of September about the transfer of default risks related to chip loans. Yildirim wrote that the investment boom is increasingly being financed through debt and referred to a detailed video on the topic published the previous day. #SpaceX #Nvidia #Finanzen (translated)
The James Webb Space Telescope is providing new insights into massive planetary collisions that may have led to the formation of our moon by studying extreme debris disks in young star systems. #JamesWebb #PlanetenKollision #ErdeUndMond (translated)
Google is currently testing AI computing chips in space as part of Project Suncatcher to explore the challenges and opportunities of future data centers in space, despite technical hurdles such as cooling and data transmission. #Google #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Rechenzentren (translated)
An engine failure during the 14th test flight of the SpaceX rocket Starship could jeopardize NASA's timeline for future moon missions, although the spacecraft reached Earth orbit and was able to successfully deploy commercial satellites. #Weltraum #SpaceX #Mondmissionen (translated)
Die Riesenrakete Starship von SpaceX hat erfolgreich bei einem Testflug erstmals die Erdumlaufbahn erreicht, bevor sie aufgrund eines Triebwerksausfalls kontrolliert im Pazifik abstürzte. #SpaceX #Starship #Weltraumfahrt
"Hier müssen wir absolut aufpassen, dass aus solchen Events heraus nicht Aufträge entstehen, die mithilfe des Bundeswehrbeschaffungsbeschleunigungsgesetzes auch noch über eine Direktvergabe laufen."Mit Blick auf die "Mission-K" sagt Nanni: "Hier müssen wir absolut aufpassen, dass aus solchen Events heraus nicht Aufträge entstehen, die mithilfe des Bundeswehrbeschaffungsbeschleunigungsgesetzes auch noch über eine Direktvergabe laufen." #Bundeswehr #Weltraum #Rüstungsindustrie
Bundeswehr und Rüstungsindustrie suchen auf dem Netzwerk-Event Mission-K in Kalkar eine engere Zusammenarbeit zur Verteidigung im All, während Bedenken über mögliche Interessenskonflikte und die Auftragsvergabe bestehen. #Bundeswehr #Weltraum #Rüstungsindustrie
SpaceX hat mit der Starship-Rakete erfolgreich zum ersten Mal die Erdumlaufbahn erreicht, was einen wichtigen Fortschritt für die Raumfahrtpläne von Elon Musk darstellt. #SpaceX #Starship #Weltraum
