Fans of the space industry know that just about every week, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches another Falcon 9 rocket with 60 Starlink satellites on board. Starlink is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of small satellites that are designed to...
When I’m not writing articles for The Rocket Yard, I’m often traveling around the world with my wife, a recently retired engineer who spent 37 years in the rocket (Titan launch vehicle) and satellite business. We’re currently on a short trip to Florida prior to leaving on a cruise, which gave my spouse the chance to relive some of her career years at Kennedy Space Center. What we found was that the Cape Canaveral / Cocoa Beach / KSC area — also known as the Space Coast — is being rejuvenated by new entrants into the space industry.
Beautiful Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Photo ©2019, Steven Sande If there's one part of traveling that remains a "pain point", it's staying connected to those at home or back at the office without either running up a horrendous mobile data...
