Firefighters in British Columbia will soon have access to early wildfire-detecting technology that uses 5G, artificial intelligence and satellites to spot emerging blazes long before the flames spread. The first-in-Canada systems announced by Rogers on Thursday will connect Pano AI cameras that can detect smoke up to 20 kilometres away …
Read More »Xplore to offer faster rural satellite internet, alternative to Starlink after Jupiter 3 launch
Canadian rural internet provider Xplore Inc. plans to offer faster satellite internet to those in remote locations this fall following the launch of the Jupiter 3 satellite into space. The New Brunswick-based telecommunications company said the technology will provide a homegrown alternative to broadband internet service offered to rural Canadians …
Read More »Rocket Report: SpaceX raises more cash, buy your own New Glenn
Enlarge / The James Webb Space Telescope lifts off from French Guiana on an Ariane 5 rocket on December 25. ESA – S. Corvaja Welcome to Edition 4.27 of the Rocket Report! And after two weeks away, the Rocket Report is back. I’d like to say I’m tanned, rested, and …
Read More »Supporters and opponents of SpaceX launch site air their concerns
Enlarge / Rendering of SpaceX’s Boca Chica launch site with FAA annotations. FAA The Federal Aviation Administration convened the first of two virtual public hearings on Monday evening to solicit public comments on SpaceX’s plan to launch its Starship rocket from South Texas. The hearing, which lasted nearly four hours, …
Read More »SpaceX will launch NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s moon
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will be launching NASA’s long-awaited mission to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon that may have the conditions to support life. The agency has been planning to send a probe to the Jovian moon for years and finalized its plans in 2019. In its announcement, NASA said …
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