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As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and the European Space Policy Institute, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and briefs. This is ESPI Briefs No. 36: ‘European RTD Policy, Competitiveness and Space’, originally published in November 2019. 1. A successful European RTD framework …
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#SpaceWatchGL Column: ESPI Brief 36 – European RTD Policy, Competitiveness and Space
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and the European Space Policy Institute, we hav…
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New Decade, New IAF Global Agenda
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Russia, Kazakhstan, and UAE To Proceed With Modernization Of Gagarin’s Start Launch Facility At Baikonur
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European Commission And European Investment Bank Put Up €200 Million For Space Sector
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Turkey To Unveil National Space Programme Soon, Launch Several Satellites Over Next Two Years
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Japan To Stand Up Space Domain Mission Unit In April 2020 To Counter Threats To Satellites
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UAE’s MBRSC Extends Deadline For Second Astronaut Search To 31 March 2020
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#SpaceWatchGL Column: ESPI Brief 36 – European RTD Policy, Competitiveness and Space
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and the European Space Policy Institute, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and briefs. This is ESPI Briefs No. 36: ‘European RTD Policy, Competitiveness and Space’, originally published in November 2019. 1. A successful European RTD framework …
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Rocket Lab To Launch U.S. NRO Mission From New Zealand
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Firefly Aerospace Signs Launch Services Agreement With Innovative Space Logistics BV
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Is Armenia In The Market For A Satellite? Armenian President Meets Again With Thales Group Executives
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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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