Hacker News with Generative AI: Space Technology

Mini-satellite paves the way for quantum messaging anywhere on Earth (nature.com)
Researchers have broken a distance record in quantum communication by sending a secret encryption key nearly 13,000 km from China to South Africa, using a cheap, lightweight ‘microsatellite’.
Quantum Communication, Space Technology, Satellite Communication, China, South Africa
27 points by bookofjoe 4 days ago | 25 comments
Senators urge investigation of Trump helping Musk make Starlink deals (abcnews.go.com)
As President Donald Trump continues his first foreign trip through the Middle East, a group of Senate Democrats are calling for an investigation into whether the Trump administration is clearing hurdles for Starlink, a company led by White House senior adviser Elon Musk, to strike foreign deals.
Politics, Investigations, Space Technology, Business
11 points by MilnerRoute 8 days ago | 0 comments
China Makes High-Speed Laser Links in Orbit (ieee.org)
A commercial Chinese firm has demonstrated ultrafast data laser transmission between two satellites, marking a step forward for the country’s communications megaconstellation plans.
Space Technology, China, Communications, Satellites
6 points by pseudolus 10 days ago | 0 comments
Why Some Satellites Use NetBSD? – André Machado – Blog (machaddr.substack.com)
NetBSD, a highly portable, open-source Unix-like operating system, has earned a prominent place in satellite technology.
NetBSD, Operating Systems, Space Technology, Software, Open Source
9 points by rodrigo975 137 days ago | 2 comments
SpaceX hits 400 launches of Falcon 9 rocket (theregister.com)
SpaceX has unlocked an impressive achievement – 400 launches of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.
Space Exploration, SpaceX, Rocketry, Space Technology
17 points by LinuxBender 175 days ago | 2 comments
Starlink radiation makes stealth target glow on Chinese radar (scmp.com)
An unprecedented radar experiment conducted by Chinese scientists in the South China Sea could change the game of future warfare.
Military Technology, Radar, Space Technology, China, Stealth Technology
22 points by askl 249 days ago | 4 comments
Starlink Now Being Deployed on U.S. Navy Warships (twz.com)
Starlink, Military Technology, Space Technology
17 points by peutetre 274 days ago | 13 comments
Stratospheric Optical Earth Observation (airbus.com)
Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Space Technology, Aerospace
7 points by ctoth 310 days ago | 1 comments
Tech startup connects to two satellites in orbit from Earth via Bluetooth (techradar.com)
Space Technology, Bluetooth, Startups
58 points by rmason 376 days ago | 45 comments
Weapons in Space Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of SDI (direct.mit.edu)
Space Technology, Politics, Military, History
84 points by sklargh 379 days ago | 49 comments