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Silkester<p>Low orbit satellite network and the Kessler syndrome just another a threat to world economy, defense, money market...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-hxCOrm-Nk4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/-hxCOrm-Nk4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Move along. nothing to see here... just every modern nation competing with their satellite coverage </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EarthOrbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthOrbit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LowOrbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowOrbit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenseSystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moneyMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneyMarket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KesslerSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KesslerSyndrome</span></a></p>
Koen Hufkens, PhD<p>Satellite phone tech, who pays for it?</p><p>We all do with a fucked up night sky, and debris in your back yard (if unlucky)!</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/10/satellite_phone_service/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/04/10/sat</span><span class="invisible">ellite_phone_service/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lightpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lightpollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a></p>
Koen Hufkens, PhD<p>Trump regime guts critical NOAA operations.</p><p>Cuts are:<br>- research: 75%<br>- fisheries: 33%<br>- satellites: 44%</p><p>Overall, 25%</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-5361366/major-budget-cuts-proposed-for-the-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-53613</span><span class="invisible">66/major-budget-cuts-proposed-for-the-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/remotesensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remotesensing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forecast</span></a></p>
Dr. John Barentine FRAS<p>Concerning for space traffic management and the potential for space debris generation: the U.S. federal 'budget blueprint' would also end <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/TraCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraCSS</span></a> (Traffic Coordination System for Space) as we know it: “The <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMB</span></a> document … proposes a transfer of the Traffic Coordination System for Space to a nonprofit or a private sector partner, which could be a boon for Elon Musk’s <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/white-house-plan-guts-noaa-climate-research-00286408" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/04/11/w</span><span class="invisible">hite-house-plan-guts-noaa-climate-research-00286408</span></a></p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a></p>
Space Environmentalism<p>Concerning for space traffic management and the potential for space debris generation: the U.S. federal 'budget blueprint' would also end <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraCSS</span></a> (Traffic Coordination System for Space) as we know it: “The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMB</span></a> document … proposes a transfer of the Traffic Coordination System for Space to a nonprofit or a private sector partner, which could be a boon for Elon Musk’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/white-house-plan-guts-noaa-climate-research-00286408" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/04/11/w</span><span class="invisible">hite-house-plan-guts-noaa-climate-research-00286408</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>ESA report warns of space debris and overcrowded orbit.</p><p>As the number of satellites increases, so does the amount of space debris in orbit, writes the European Space Agency in its latest the Space Environment Report 2025.</p><p>It warns that some orbits are becoming cramped and calls for the removal of space debris.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250410-esa-report-warns-of-space-debris-and-overcrowded-orbit?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250410</span><span class="invisible">-esa-report-warns-of-space-debris-and-overcrowded-orbit?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/SpaceEnvironmentReport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceEnvironmentReport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a></p>
Technology | The Guardian US<p>Amazon’s satellite launch designed to compete with Musk’s Starlink cancelled <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/10/amazon-satellite-launch-cancelled" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/10/amazon-satellite-launch-cancelled</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Dr. John Barentine FRAS<p>"Space is vast, almost incalculably huge. And yet we’ve still found ways to pollute the area immediately surrounding our home planet. Whatever it is, we put it there, and now the area just outside of the Earth’s reach is riddled with garbage." (via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Vice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Vice</span></a></span>) </p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/earths-space-junk-problem-is-getting-out-of-control/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vice.com/en/article/earths-spa</span><span class="invisible">ce-junk-problem-is-getting-out-of-control/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SpaceEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a></p>
Space Environmentalism<p>"Space is vast, almost incalculably huge. And yet we’ve still found ways to pollute the area immediately surrounding our home planet. Whatever it is, we put it there, and now the area just outside of the Earth’s reach is riddled with garbage." (via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Vice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Vice</span></a></span>) </p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/earths-space-junk-problem-is-getting-out-of-control/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vice.com/en/article/earths-spa</span><span class="invisible">ce-junk-problem-is-getting-out-of-control/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a></p>
Dr. John Barentine FRAS<p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> that 2029 will be the UN 'International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence' <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/asteroid-awareness-year" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">un.org/en/observances/asteroid</span><span class="invisible">-awareness-year</span></a></p><p>Seems like a good time to talk about how vast, orbiting swarms of <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> and <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> imperil our ability to detect potentially hazardous <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/asteroids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroids</span></a>.</p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Amazon’s satellite launch designed to compete with Musk’s Starlink cancelled <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/10/amazon-satellite-launch-cancelled" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/10/amazon-satellite-launch-cancelled</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a>: A mounting crisis </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIsPbysinKw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=yIsPbysinKw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br><a href="https://space4peace.blogspot.com/2025/04/space-debris-mounting-crisis.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">space4peace.blogspot.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/space-debris-mounting-crisis.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>
R a n d y<p>Nightsky before leaves return… <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23moon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moon</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23trees" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23stars" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stars</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23satellites" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#satellites</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23spring" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nightsky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nightsky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23eastcoastkin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eastcoastkin</a></p>
Science | The Guardian<p>British space company to design fleet of satellites that may help map early universe <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/09/british-space-company-to-design-fleet-of-satellites-that-may-help-map-early-universe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/09/british-space-company-to-design-fleet-of-satellites-that-may-help-map-early-universe</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p>»<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> will start launching its <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/ProjectKuiper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectKuiper</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> rival next week: The first 27 <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> are set to arrive in orbit via an <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/AtlasV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtlasV</span></a> rocket on April 9.« <a href="https://www.engadget.com/science/space/amazon-will-start-launching-its-project-kuiper-starlink-rival-next-week-123011012.html?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">engadget.com/science/space/ama</span><span class="invisible">zon-will-start-launching-its-project-kuiper-starlink-rival-next-week-123011012.html?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1974114/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1974114/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Can Britain live without American intelligence? – POLITICO <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Americas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Canad%C3%A1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadá</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/d%C3%A9fense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>défense</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EdwardSnowden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EdwardSnowden</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IntelligenceServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntelligenceServices</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JdVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JdVance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JohnHealey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnHealey</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KeirStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeirStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcoRubio</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nato</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Regions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regions</span></a>/Cohesion <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VladimirPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirPutin</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Under Trump and Musk, billionaires wield unprecedented influence over US national security <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/trump-musk-billionaires-influence-national-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/06/trump-musk-billionaires-influence-national-security</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnationalsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/BlueOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueOrigin</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USmilitary</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Espionage</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Whats above our heads?</p><p>Well over half of what is orbiting the earth is what we might as well call 'space junk' - debris from previous missions, failed orbital craft &amp; general wreckage.</p><p>Its getting a little crowded up there....</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a></p>
Holly<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stem</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cool</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> </p><p>In case you were wondering, Telesat is Canada's answer to Starlink. Still no "Voyageur" puns, but give it time </p><p><a href="https://www.telesat.com/press/press-releases/telesat-and-mda-space-complete-key-milestone-for-telesat-lightspeed-constellation/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">telesat.com/press/press-releas</span><span class="invisible">es/telesat-and-mda-space-complete-key-milestone-for-telesat-lightspeed-constellation/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> on full display:</p><p>Exclusive: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ULA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ULA</span></a> to clinch multibillion-dollar <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> launch contract</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>'s SpaceX &amp; United Launch Alliance are expected to each win a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceForce</span></a> rocket launch contract on Friday worth billions of dollars over the next several years to send some of the Pentagon's most sensitive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>, acc/to 2 people familiar w/the procurement decision.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spacex-ula-expected-clinch-multibillion-dollar-contract-key-pentagon-launch-2025-04-04/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/aerospace</span><span class="invisible">-defense/spacex-ula-expected-clinch-multibillion-dollar-contract-key-pentagon-launch-2025-04-04/</span></a></p>