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MDA Space has announced it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2025 to 2030. Furthermore, as part of the contract, MDA Space will now fulfil robotics flight controller duties to support mission operations on the ISS.
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MDA Space has announced it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Ag…
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Space Cafè Radio Frontiers – Mars, Moon and Water with Prof Angel Abbud-Madrid
In this episode, Dr Emma Gatti, Editor in Chief of SpaceWatch.Global, and Prof. Angel Abbud-Madrid, …
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#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: 10 iconic marketing campaigns in Space
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ICEYE has announced a definitive agreement signed for an oversubscribed $93M growth funding round. T…
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Sweden has become the latest and 38th signatory to the Artemis Accords, as Swedish Minister for Educ…
April 18, 2024
UKSA Collaborates with UKI2S to Fund Early-Stage Businesses
The UK Space Agency (UKSA), in collaboration with the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), h…
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RIIS Appointed as Interim Host of DEA Program Management Office
The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) has become the interim host for the …
April 17, 2024
ESA Funds GlobalTrust and Ecogain’s Space2CLIMB Project
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded funding to the Space2CLIMB project that seeks to explore…
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Switzerland Becomes Latest Signatory to the Artemis Accords
Switzerland has become the 37th member of the Artemis Accords, as Guy Parmelin, Swiss Federal Counci…
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Aerospacelab Successfully Acquires AMOS
Aerospacelab has announced the acquisition of AMOS, a company known for its opto-mechanical systems …
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Voyager Space Names Neeraj Gupta Chief Strategy Officer
Voyager Space (Voyager), has announced the appointment of Neeraj Gupta as the company's Chief Strate…
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SSC Successfully Launches WSF-M Weather Satellite
Space Systems Command (SSC) and its mission partners have successfully launched the United States Sp…
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What is one of the main reasons behind orbital cluttering and debris? A conversation of our Dr Emma …
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#SpaceWatchGL Venture Space – March 2024
After a behemoth month of space-tech investment in February ($1.7b), global venture investment in sp…
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SSC Awards TacRS Contracts Towards VICTUS HAZE Mission
The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command, through its Space Safari Program Office, in p…
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Sweden Becomes 38th Signatory to the Artemis Accords
Sweden has become the latest and 38th signatory to the Artemis Accords, as Swedish Minister for Education Dr. Mats Persson signed the accords on behalf of Sweden at an event in Stockholm. Participants at the signing included Persson and Ambassador Erik D. Ramanathan, the U.S. ambassador to Sweden, who gave remarks welcoming Sweden to the Accords family. Pre-recorded remarks by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson played during the ceremony as well.
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Switzerland Becomes Latest Signatory to the Artemis Accords
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Angara-A5 rocket launched from Vostochny
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EU Space Law to Protect Satellites From Debris Delayed
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RIIS Appointed as Interim Host of DEA Program Management Office
The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) has become the interim host for the pan-African Digital Earth Africa Program Management Office, a free platform providing satellite imagery and products specific to the African continent. Digital Earth Africa is on track to improve the lives of African people and support decision-makers across the continent to assess, plan, and protect their countries from the potential impacts of climate change.
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ESA Funds GlobalTrust and Ecogain’s Space2CLIMB Project
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SSC Successfully Launches WSF-M Weather Satellite
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SSC Awards TacRS Contracts Towards VICTUS HAZE Mission
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MDA Space Receives Contract Extension Towards the ISS
MDA Space has announced it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2025 to 2030. Furthermore, as part of the contract, MDA Space will now fulfil robotics flight controller duties to support mission operations on the ISS.
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The Artemis Accords, boasting a membership of 36 nations, encompass a diverse array of Western and non-Western states, with signatories from Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and the Middle East. Notably, key members of the Artemis Accords, including Brazil, India, and the UAE, also hold membership in BRICS—a prominent intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.
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SpaceWatch.Global Insights – DGI 2024 (Geospatial intelligence for defence and security)
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Voyager Space (Voyager), has announced the appointment of Neeraj Gupta as the company's Chief Strategy Officer. As CSO, Neeraj will lead the development and execution of comprehensive strategic initiatives to drive innovation, market expansion, and sustainable growth. Neeraj was a key player in establishing the company in 2021 and helped secure the second-largest Series A capital raise in aerospace history: $1.4 billion.
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Space Systems Command (SSC) and its mission partners have successfully launched the United States Space Force (USSF)-62 Weather System Follow–on–Microwave (WSF-M) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in northern Santa Barbara County, California. This mission brings new capabilities to the US and its allies by placing the first satellite of two new generations of operational environmental monitoring satellites into orbit.
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What is one of the main reasons behind orbital cluttering and debris? A conversation of our Dr Emma Gatti with Dr Luca Rossettini, co-founder and CEO of D-Orbit (plus, the many reasons for Luca to go to Space Symposium, including its night parties..;)
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After a behemoth month of space-tech investment in February ($1.7b), global venture investment in space-tech fell back to earth in March with only $93.96m invested. Europe held three of the four largest investments this month: Multiverse Computing in Spain (€25m), Mbryonics in Ireland (€17.5m), and Blackwave in Germany ($6.6m), with South Africa’s Simera Sense (€13.5m) rounding out the top-four.
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The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command, through its Space Safari Program Office, in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and SpaceWERX, is awarding contracts to two separate space industry vendors, Rocket Lab and True Anomaly. The vendors will exercise a realistic threat response scenario in an on-orbit space domain awareness (SDA) demonstration called VICTUS HAZE.
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