Scotland is a place that may be known more for its whisky than its rocket fuel, but it is quickly becoming a country associated with upstream and downstream space applications.

Recently CLS posted a nine slide brief on LinkedIn describing on how its Maritime Awareness System (MAS) software tool is helping maritime authorities all over the world understand what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz, which is a vitally important waterway because 40% of the world’s oil is shipped through it.

LeoLabs, Inc., a leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) tracking and space situational awareness (SSA) services, introduced LeoLabs Collision Avoidance, a ground-breaking platform for automating and modernizing satellite operations, aimed at addressing the threat of orbital space debris.

RUAG Space, a leading supplier to the space industry, is offering new electronics suited to the needs of satellite constellations.

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), in partnership with the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), has launched the second edition of the Space4Youth competition for young people worldwide to share their ideas on space policy and exploration.

exactEarth Ltd., a leading provider of Satellite AIS data services, announced on 12 May 2020 that it has joined an international effort to build an unmanned, fully autonomous transatlantic research vessel that is set to launch on the fourth centenary of the original Mayflower voyage. exactEarth joins an illustrious international project team led by ProMare and its technology partner, IBM.

Global space industry networking and marketplace platform, Space Impulse, and global deep-dive industry database provider, NewSpace Hub, announced on 13 May 2020 that they have signed a partnership to dramatically strengthen their respective value propositions to their users.

C6 Launch Systems Inc., is pleased to announce the successful completion of a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) funded research and development project paving the way for next-generation, low-cost space communications for small-sat rockets.

Senior British civil servants are reportedly urging government ministers to abandon plans to build the UK’s own global navigation satellite system (GNSS), arguing that the proposed £5 billion project is “unaffordable” amid the economic devastation being wrought by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Myanmar is to build and launch a small Earth observation satellite by 2021 with the assistance of Japan.