Space & Science — Posts

8 posts on "Space & Science" by Shlomo Strauss — bilingual writing on technology, science, and business.

• The Century-Old Space Mirror Plan Threatening the Night Sky — A new startup plans to launch space mirrors to provide sunlight at night, sparking severe concerns over light pollution and ecological disruption.
• Why rocket explosions on the launch pad keep happening — From cryogenic fuel physics to the New Glenn explosion, this piece explains the chain of failure modes that make every successful launch an engineering…
• The Challenges and Strategic Value of a Far Side Moon Base — Despite communication and terrain challenges, the Moon's far side offers vital resources like ice and helium-3, sparking a new geopolitical race.
• Amazon Challenges Starlink in the Race for In-Flight Wi-Fi — Amazon's new satellite internet solution for airplanes promises double the speed of Starlink and a significantly faster installation time.
• The hidden damage trail of geomagnetic storms — Beyond the aurora's beauty, geomagnetic storms accelerate pipeline corrosion, collapsed Quebec's power grid in 1989, and destroyed 38 Starlink satellites…
• A server farm on the moon: bold engineering or a PR stunt? — Lonestar Data Holdings plans to launch the first lunar server farm aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, though steep costs and technical limits raise doubts about…
• How laser links between satellites cut Starlink's latency — Starlink's shift to inter-satellite laser links shortens data paths and slashes latency — demonstrated live when astronaut Sarah Gillis played a Star Wars
• Prada designed NASA's next moonwalking spacesuit — Italian fashion house Prada partnered with Axiom Space to design the spacesuit NASA astronauts will wear on the Artemis lunar mission in 2026.