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Exotrail, a French company dedicated to providing innovative on-orbit transportation solutions for the small satellite market, announced on 19 February 2020 that they have signed a contract with AAC Clyde Space, Europe’s leading nanosatellite solutions specialist. Exotrail will equip them with cutting-edge propulsion solutions for …
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February 19, 2020
#SpaceWatchGL Op-Ed: The Quantum Internet Should Be Space-Based—Or Should It?
By Gabriella Skoff Satellites have become critical tools in infrastructure and defence. They control…
February 19, 2020
Exotrail Secures Contract With AAC Clyde Space To Equip Their Customers’ Spacecrafts
Exotrail, a French company dedicated to providing innovative on-orbit transportation solutions for t…
February 19, 2020
Japanese Space Startup Space BD To launch Curtin University CubeSats Into Orbit
Curtin University and Tokyo-based start-up company Space BD Inc. will together launch two CubeSat sa…
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SpaceX Makes Fifth Starlink Launch, But Loses Reusable Falcon 9 Booster
On Monday, 17 February 2020, at 10:05 am EST, or 15:05 UTC, SpaceX launched its fifth Starlink missi…
February 19, 2020
Intuitive Machines Unveils 2021 Moon Landing Navigation Approach
Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Lander will capture raw optical images of the lunar surface and convert t…
February 19, 2020
Astrocast And Spaceflight Ink New Launch Contract
Swiss space startup Astrocast announced the signing of a new contract with Spaceflight for the launc…
February 18, 2020
#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives: Bleddyn Bowen On Russia’s RPO With America’s NRO
One of the more notable space stories of the past week is that of two Russian satellites allegedly &…
February 18, 2020
Combined Space Operations Initiative Welcomes France And Germany
The Principals’ Board for the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) initiative came together in Ottawa, C…
February 18, 2020
Australia’s Queensland Pledges $8 Million To Promote Space Industry Sector
The Queensland government of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has released the Queensland Space Industr…
February 18, 2020
NGC Aerospace and UAE’s National Space Science And Technology Centre To Jointly Develop Flight Software Of An Earth-Observation Satellite
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC), the United Ara…
February 18, 2020
Rocket Lab Selected By NASA To Launch Pathfinder Mission To The Moon
Rocket Lab has been selected by NASA as the launch provider for a small satellite mission to the sam…
February 18, 2020
Virgin Galactic Captive Carry Test Flight Marks Relocation Of Spaceflight Operations To Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic successfully completed another vital step on its path to commercial service, relocat…
February 17, 2020
Australian Rocket Company Gilmour Space Awarded $3M Grant For Composite Tank Development
A leading Australian rocket startup, Gilmour Space Technologies, has been awarded an AUS$3 million (…
February 17, 2020
Indian Astronaut Candidates Start Training In Russia
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U.S. Alleges Two Russian Satellites Are Stalking One Of Its Satellites
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NGC Aerospace and UAE’s National Space Science And Technology Centre To Jointly Develop Flight Software Of An Earth-Observation Satellite
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC), the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) and NGC Aerospace, have signed a collaboration agreement and initiated the joint development of the flight software for a HyperSpectral Earth-observation satellite. This long-term collaboration, announced on …
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Virgin Galactic Captive Carry Test Flight Marks Relocation Of Spaceflight Operations To Spaceport America
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#SpaceWatchGL Exclusive Op-Ed: The Right Elements For A Thriving UAE Space Sector
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#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives: Bleddyn Bowen On Russia’s RPO With America’s NRO
One of the more notable space stories of the past week is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Given heightened geopolitical tensions between great powers and the increasing occurrence of Rendezvous and Proximity Operations …
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Azercosmos And Infostellar Enter Into Ground Station Partnership
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Japanese Space Startup Space BD To launch Curtin University CubeSats Into Orbit
Curtin University and Tokyo-based start-up company Space BD Inc. will together launch two CubeSat satellites into orbit from the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo on the International Space Station (ISS). Space BD Inc. is the official service provider selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in …
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Eutelsat KONNECT Successfully Launched For African Connectivity Operations
The EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite was successfully launched into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by Arianespace using an Ariane 5 rocket that lifted off from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, at 9.05 pm Universal Time (10.05 pm CET) on 16 January 2020. The separation of …
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#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Adrian Zevenbergen and Skye Boag of European Space Imaging
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#SpaceWatchGL Op-Ed: The Quantum Internet Should Be Space-Based—Or Should It?
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#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed : The Future Of Secure Satellite Communications
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Luxembourg Space Agency, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “The Future Of Secure Satellite Communications”, originally published on 12 December 2019 at the space-agency.public.lu website. Interview with …
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U.S. Alleges Two Russian Satellites Are Stalking One Of Its Satellites
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