Wow... Just posted by NASA Artemis: high-resolution video capturing the separation of the Orion Integrity spacecraft’s crew module - carrying the astronauts - from the European service module.
#Artemis #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #Artemis2 #video #news
Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO
Instead of running silent and deep, most satellites easily stand out against the blackness of space.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/threes-a-party-us-china-and-now-russia-are-on-the-prowl-in-geo/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
spacedaily:
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SES just quietly killed two satellites Intelsat already paid to build, and the cancellation says more about the death of geostationary economics than any earnings call ever could
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https://spacedaily.com/sd-n-ses-just-quietly-killed-two-satellites-intelsat-already-paid-to-build-and-the-cancellation-says-more-about-the-death-of-geostationary-economics-than-any-earnings-call-ever-could/
15.5.2026
#Europa #Europe #Eutelsat #FlexsatAmericas #GEO #Intelsat #LEO #MEO #O3b #OneWeb #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satelliten #Satellitenkommunikation #SES #SpaceFlight
The two largest European satellite operators are abandoning planned geostationary satellites and pushing the capital toward low Earth orbit, a clear signal that the GEO build-out era is winding down even at its most committed players. SES has canceled two software-defined satellites inherited from Intelsat, mirroring Eutelsat’s earlier decision to scrap its Flexsat Americas program […]
The Psyche spacecraft Multispectral Imager Camera B (there are two) has been clicking away taking images of Mars as it gets closer.
Raw images using different filters (V, G, B, IR, ...) are posted at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/psyche-raw-images/.
The 1st image is an IR1-G-B color composite of images taken yesterday, processed by imaging maestro Simeon Schmauß @stim3on
The 2nd image is a raw image using the Green filter (550 nm), taken on May 14, 2026 at 3:41:21 PM (UTC).
This is critical, because web history disappears when it can’t be preserved. 🕸️📚
Some publishers are blocking the Wayback Machine from archiving parts of the public web, putting decades of digital history at risk.
Join the journalists in telling publishers: don’t block the Wayback Machine. Sign the petition ➡️ https://www.savethearchive.com/newsleaders/
#WaybackMachine @MarkGraham
Judge probes whether Musk settlement with Trump admin is tainted by corruption
Trump admin wants to let Musk pay $1.5M fine to settle $150 million Twitter suit.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/judge-probes-whether-musk-settlement-with-trump-admin-is-tainted-by-corruption/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Derek Newsome
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles
Daniel Pomarède
Daniel Fischer
Ars Technica
RTN
Jonathan McDowell 
AkaSci 🛰️
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