2 years ago.@SpaceX: During the storm, while some users experienced brief outages as a result of ground station failovers, Starlink was able to maintain >99% network uptime across New Zealand
2 years ago .@SpaceX: This is only the third time in New Zealand's history that they have declared a national state of emergency. In times of crisis, access to reliable connectivity is critical to connecting loved ones, alleviating hardship, and keeping people safe
2 years ago .@SpaceX: The Starlink team is coordinating with @NZcivildefence and other partners in New Zealand to support connectivity during recovery efforts after Cyclone Gabrielle
2 years ago .@SpaceX: Targeting tomorrow, February 17 for launch of @InmarsatGlobal's I-6 F2 mission from SLC-40 in Florida
2 years agoUS detected, tracked & intercepted 4 Russian aircraft in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) @NORADCommand says the 4 aircraft included: TU-95 BEAR-H, SU-30 fighter aircraft & SU-35 fighter aircraft (on 14th February 2nd day in a row
2 years agoToday, the fourth Emirati aid plane arrived at Damascus International Airport, carrying 24 tons and 420 kilograms of relief materials for those affected by the earthquake.
2 years ago .@SpaceX: Targeting Friday, February 17 at 11:12 a.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-4E in California
2 years agoDeutsche Telekom AG: During construction work on a railway line in Frankfurt, a drill severed several of our fiber optic cables. As a result, there are also IT problems at Lufthansa. We continue to work at full speed on the repair. The situation is continuously improving
2 years agoSeveral Russian reconnaissance drones or balloons with reflectors were recorded over Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr regions moving south from Belarusian border towards Moldova, also drones reportedly in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions
2 years agoAccording to the latest NOTAM, the airspace of the Republic of Moldova is temporarily closed for security reasons until 16:00 local time
2 years agoSu-24 bomber piloted by mercenaries of Russian PMC Wagner was shot down over Bakhmut
2 years agoBeijing answers the phone after days of attempts by US Officials to speak with Chinese leadership about purported spy balloon - AFP
2 years agoGen. VanHerck says he has not ruled out "anything at this point" when asked if the US has ruled out aliens or extraterrestrials, but points to the intel community to make the assessment
2 years ago DoD won't call the shootdowns this weekend, "balloons." Commander NORAD Gen. VanHerck tonight: "Certainly the event off the South Carolina coast, the Chinese spy balloon, that was clearly a balloon. These are objects. I'm not able to categorize how they stay aloft
2 years ago DOD official says they believe these incidents are the first time within US airspace that NORAD has taken kinetic action against an airborne object
2 years ago DoD confirms that they have been "more closely scrutinizing" US airspace and enhancing radar since the Chinese balloon incident, which could explain the recent abundance of "object" sightings
2 years ago Pentagon says shootdown was at 2:42pm when an F-16 fired a sidewinder missile at an airborne object flying 20,000 ft. above Lake Huron. Plan was to shoot it down over water to avoid hurting civilians on ground and improve chances for debris recovery
2 years agoANOTHER ONE: A new NOTAM has been issued near Tobermory in Ontario, Canada
2 years ago US F-16 fighter jets are reportedly airborne from an Air National Guard base near Madison, Wisconsin
2 years ago Canada closes airspace near Tobermory in Ontario, close to the U.S. border, due to "active air defense operation"
2 years agoUS Air Force Sentry Surveillance Aircraft, Stratotanker, and Black Hawk helicopter all spotted in vicinity of Lake Michigan
2 years ago NORAD has announced that the Airspace over the Northern Section of Lake Michigan was Closed to "Ensure the Air Traffic Safety in the area during NORAD Operations" however they have not stated what this could entail
2 years ago Airspace closure over Lake Michigan has been cleared; no official word on what caused the impromptu closure
2 years ago Airspace closed above Lake Michigan for 'national defense purposes'; exact reason unclear
2 years agoA "UFO" was claimed to be found by authorities of China near Qingdao, Shandong today. PLA Air Force was preparing to shoot down the unidentified flying object
2 years ago Mariusz Błaszczak: MQ-9A Reaper MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drones were delivered to Poland, leased from the US as part of an urgent operational need. They will serve in the Air Force, conducting reconnaissance, among others on our eastern border
2 years ago .@SpaceX: Deployment of 55 Starlink satellites confirmed
2 years ago .@SpaceX: Falcon 9's first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship – completing this booster's 12th flight
2 years ago .@SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 55 Starlink satellites to orbit
2 years ago .@SpaceX: Less than 1 hour until Falcon 9's launch of 55 Starlink satellites to orbit; weather conditions have improved to 60% favorable for liftoff
