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 agoVerschillende Russische verkenningsdrones of ballonnen met reflectoren werden geregistreerd boven de regio's Vinnytsia, Zjytomyr die van de Wit-Russische grens naar het zuiden trokken richting Moldavië, naar verluidt ook drones in de regio's Kyiv en Tsjernihiv
2 years agoVolgens de laatste NOTAM is het luchtruim van de Republiek Moldavië om veiligheidsredenen tijdelijk gesloten tot 16.00 uur lokale tijd
2 years agoSu-24 bommenwerper bestuurd door huurlingen van de Russische PMC Wagner werd neergeschoten boven 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 Amerikaanse F-16 straaljagers zijn naar verluidt in de lucht vanaf een Air National Guard-basis in de buurt van 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 werden geleverd aan Polen, gehuurd van de VS als onderdeel van een dringende operationele behoefte. Zij zullen dienen bij de luchtmacht en verkenningen uitvoeren, onder meer aan onze oostgrens
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
