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June, 2023

• 6 June

  FT Live Investing in Space – Day 2- Interview with Sebastian Stroehl

  

  On the day 2 of FT Live Investing in Space Event in London, SpaceWatch.Global Editor in Chief Dr Emma Gatti spoke with Sebastian Stroehl of UNIO Enterprise about their coming soon second round of investments, the link between the automotive sector and Space, and the need of the space startups to assess investment risks correctly

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• 6 June

  FT Live Investing in Space – Day 2 – Gatti/Kriening morning briefing

  

  Welcome from day 2 of the FT Live Investing in Space event in London, our Dr. Emma Gatti and Torsten Kriening offer an outlook of the in-person day.

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• 6 June

  Arianespace to Launch Kompsat-6 Satellite for KARI

  

  Arianespace has announced the signature of a launch contract for the Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 (KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite-6) for the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The launch company will subsequently deliver the satellite to orbit with the European light launcher Vega C from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in December 2024.

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• 6 June

  Astroscale Contracts Share My Space for Space Risk Identification.

  

  Share My Space has signed a new contract with Astroscale to optimally enable Astroscale to assess space objects’ attitude in LEO, a requirement for any on-orbit rendezvous. Attitude analysis of space objects is a critical factor in ensuring environmental safety, mitigating the risk of catastrophic collisions in space, and preventing further polluting fragmentation. To that effect, Astroscale has called upon Share My Space’s value-added services in orbital object attitude analysis. 

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• 6 June

  Saudi Arabia Introduces Earth and Space Science Studies

  

  The Saudi Ministry of Education has approved the teaching of earth and space sciences as part of the curricula for the secondary school system, starting the academic year 1445, corresponding to 2023-24, according to local reports. This is because the ministry aims to cultivate positive attitudes toward space science among male and female students. This will be in accordance with international best practices for academic courses, as well as recent developments and scientific and national standards in this field.

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