Space Force eyes commercial tech to fill low Earth orbit sensing gaps

Space Force eyes commercial tech to fill low Earth orbit sensing gaps

The Space Force recently launched a survey of the commercial marketplace for companies that can track and characterize activities in low Earth orbit.As more commercial and government satellites launch to LEO, the service has a growing need for visibility in the domain, which resides about 1,200 miles above the Earth’s surface. In a May 16 notice, the service calls for information from firms that can provide space domain awareness in the “increas…

Brian Cox: Why Earth’s orbit is the new Wild West and what that means for us all

What if humanity isn’t just a flicker in the universe—but a force that could one day shape the cosmos itself? Physicist Brian Cox explores the possibility that were standing at the edge of a new era: The dawn of a spacefaring civilization. From reusable rockets and asteroid mining to the philosophy of our cosmic significance, Cox imagines how we might continue to explore the frontier of space. As we industrialize low Earth orbit and contemplate …