Space technology

SatelIoT 5G

Europe Just Switched On 5G…From Space! What It Means, Who’s Behind It, and When You’ll Feel the Difference

Europe just launched 5G via satellite—here’s what actually happened Two back‑to‑back breakthroughs signal that Europe’s 5G‑from‑space era has truly begun. First, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Telesat made the first standard‑based 5G connection to a fast‑moving LEO satellite, validating 5G NTN
October 8, 2025
Space Exploration Is Transforming Life on Earth

Space Exploration Is Transforming Life on Earth – 10 Surprising Ways It’s Revolutionizing Industry, Society & Culture

Industrial Transformation: From Space Tech to Everyday Tech Space exploration has always been a powerful driver of innovation – and its industrial spinoffs now permeate our daily lives. NASA likes to remind us it operates “for the benefit of all”, and indeed
October 5, 2025
Orbital data center

Servers in Space? 15 Reasons the Next Cloud Land Rush Is Off‑Planet

The future will be servers in space: a definitive 2025 roundup The idea sounds like sci‑fi clickbait until you look at what launched this year. In August 2025, Axiom Space delivered a Kubernetes‑managed data‑processing unit (AxDCU‑1) to the ISS to evaluate “orbital
October 4, 2025
ICEYE Satellite Constellation

54 Satellites, 24/7 Coverage: How Finnish Startup ICEYE Is Revolutionizing Earth Observation and Disaster Response

Earth Observation and Persistent Monitoring ICEYE’s core technology is Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) on microsatellites, which provides reliable imaging regardless of weather or daylight. In SAR, each satellite emits microwave pulses toward Earth and measures their echoes, constructing high-resolution pictures of the
October 3, 2025
GLOWS - IMAP

Meet GLOWS on IMAP: The Polish‑Built UV “Photon Counter” That Just Launched to L1 – Here’s What It Will Reveal About the Solar Wind

Deep dive: GLOWS, the helioglow, and why IMAP needs it What problem does GLOWS solve? The Sun’s solar wind doesn’t blow uniformly. It varies with heliographic latitude (equator vs. poles) and evolves across the ~11‑year solar cycle, but we lack continuous, global
September 30, 2025
Rocket Cargo

Pentagon’s ‘Rocket Cargo’ Just Picked Winners: Blue Origin & Anduril Score New USAF Study Deals — Is Instant Global Delivery Finally Real?

What, exactly, did the Air Force just award? Two fresh study awards expand the Department of the Air Force’s “Rocket Cargo” ecosystem: These add to a growing roster of vendors AFRL is paying to explore complementary pieces of the “from, through, or
September 18, 2025