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Bella Richards

Bella Richards has been writing for Orbital Today since July 2022, and is passionate about the space industry, especially within Europe. Bella graduated with a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) in 2020 from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. Since finishing her degree, she has written for several publications within space and aviation. Between 2021 and 2022, Bella was the senior journalist at the leading Australian publication, Space Connect. She also wrote for Australian Aviation and World of Aviation. After moving to the UK, Bella became a freelance journalist in mid-2022 and now writes for several new sites including NASASpaceflight.com, the Royal Aeronautical Society (AEROSPACE magazine and Aerosociety blog), and Orbital Today.

Amazon’s Launched Project Kuiper Internet-Satellites Trying To Compete With Starlink (UPDATED)

UPDATED 9 October On 6th October, Amazon successfully launched from Florida its pair of prototype satellites for the Kuiper internet network. This marks a significant milestone in Amazon’s initial venture into space, preceding its ambitious plan to deploy thousands more satellites into orbit. This launch aims to establish a global internet service via satellite technology…

9th Oct 2023

Bella Richards

Amazon’s Launched Project Kuiper Internet-Satellites Trying To Compete With Starlink (UPDATED)

ESA Space Environment Report 2022 – ‘record number’ of satellite re-entries

JuRa radar arrival brings ESA’s Hera closer to launch

ESA Finally Sets Launch Date For The First Ariane 6 Flight

TraCSS: The US Space Debris Tracking System Goes To the First Development Stage

UK Gov’t made history with its record investment in satellites

Ariane 6 completes 26-hour long launch countdown sequence

Hubble discovers 37 boulders near Dimorphos likely from DART crash

UKSA roadmap bolts AI, robotics onto space exploration

UK Government, Airbus launch space engineering apprenticeship