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A new satellite Earth observation company which promises to deliver real-time video of the Earth ‘enhanced by machine intelligence’ has received the backing of Bill Gates, OneWeb’s Greg Wyler, Airbus and Japan’s Softbank. EarthNow was invented by Russell Hannigan (Founder and CEO,) and its core …
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April 26, 2018
EU “adjustment” to Galileo role forces UK to consider rival system
The UK is seriously considering the development of its own satellite navigation system as a reaction…
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NASA’s InSight Mission to Test Cubesat Capability in Deep Space
Due for launch on May 5th from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the InSight Mission or Interior Exploratio…
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April 20, 2018
China and Finland Create Space Silk Road Arctic Earth Observation Centre
As part of its Arctic ambitions for its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China is teaming up with Fin…
April 20, 2018
Algeria’s ALCOMSAT-1 Communications Satellite Now Operational
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April 20, 2018
Malaysia Seeking Satellites From Japan, According to Japanese Diplomat
In another sign of growing Japanese strategic influence in Southeast Asia, a senior Japanese officia…
April 20, 2018
Over 4000 Emiratis Volunteer for UAE Astronaut Selection
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South Africa’s ZACUBE-2 Cubesat, Built With French Assistance, To Be Shipped to India for Launch
South Africa’s Minister for Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, was joined by Fr…
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#SpacewatchGL Op’Ed: Smallsats – The Hitchhiker No More?
The satellite industry is in the grip of a revolution that is being driven by low-cost, small satellites that are cheaper to build and launch than ever before. These smallsats are beginning to change the economics of space and analysts forecast exponential growth, but there …
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Russia’s Glavkosmos Announces Joint Project on Small Satellites With MAI and Center Spatial de Liege
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InSpace Forum 2018: How Did the Russian Forum On Space Industry and UAV’s Proceed?
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Earth-i releases its first full-colour video of Earth taken from space by VividX2
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Angosat-1 is Confirmed ‘Dead’
The first ever Angolan satellite to be launched is no longer operational. Confirmation of the news came via a press conference in Luanda with the Angolan Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technologies, Jose Carvalho da Rocha. Angosat-1 was the first Angolan geostationary satellite to be …
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Gates and Wyler amongst high-profile investors of EarthNow Start-Up
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#SpacewatchGL Op’Ed: Smallsats – The Hitchhiker No More?
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South Africa’s ZACUBE-2 Cubesat, Built With French Assistance, To Be Shipped to India for Launch
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EU “adjustment” to Galileo role forces UK to consider rival system
The UK is seriously considering the development of its own satellite navigation system as a reaction to the “adjustment” of UK involvement in the EU Galileo programme, post Brexit. A row has erupted between London and Brussels after the EU revealed that UK companies could …
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NASA’s InSight Mission to Test Cubesat Capability in Deep Space
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Angosat-1 is Confirmed ‘Dead’
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Gates and Wyler amongst high-profile investors of EarthNow Start-Up
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#SpaceWatchGL Op’Ed: Insight – Global Proliferation of Counterspace Capabilities and Space Sustainability
SpaceWatch.Global is a proud partner of the Secure World Foundation, and a greateful recipient of SWF support. The SWF published a new report on 11 April 2018 titled Global Counterspace Capabilities: An Open Source Assessment that provides an exhaustive, comprehensive, incisive, and useful open source guide to global …
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#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: Securing Sovereign Data: Balancing and Spreading Risk On Earth and In Space
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Senior UAE Economist Urges Arab World to Join BRI, Space Silk Road
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