By Dr. Malcolm Davis There’s been great interest about the establishment of a “United States Space Force” by the Trump Administration. President Trump began promoting the concept of a sixth and fully independent military force for space since early 2018, and the actual space force was formalised under a Congressional …
Read More »#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.
Read More »New Decade, New IAF Global Agenda
The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) attended the 12th European Space Conference in Brussels on Tuesday 21 January 2020. The conference, an initiative under the High Patronage of the European Parliament and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Belgium, converged on the topic
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: China-Pakistan Naval Drills: More Than Just Symbolism
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present "China-Pakistan Naval Drills: More Than Just Symbolism”, originally published on 10 January 2020 in The Diplomat
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Adrian Zevenbergen and Skye Boag of European Space Imaging
European Space Imaging is a leading supplier of high-resolution satellite imagery to customers in Europe, North Africa and CIS. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Munich, Germany. SpaceWatch.Global’s Torsten Kriening had the chance to speak with Managing Director Adrian Zevenbergen at SpaceTechExpo Europe in Bremen about the company's business, the earth observation market and the future of that sector.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: India’s Self-Inflicted Foreign Policy Challenges in 2020
We are pleased to present "India’s Self-Inflicted Foreign Policy Challenges in 2020”, originally published on 4 January 2020 in The Diplomat.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: Is the Washington Consensus on US-India Relations Fraying?
We are pleased to present "Is the Washington Consensus on US-India Relations Fraying?”, originally published on 1 January 2020 in The Diplomat.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed : The Future Of Secure Satellite Communications
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
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Daniel Metzler of Isar Aerospace
Isar Aerospace, part of the German New Space ecosystem, announced the successful closing of a 17 Million US Dollar Round A funding in December 2019 (as reported by SpaceWatch.Global - LINK). SpaceWatch.Global's COO Torsten Kriening had a chance to speak with Daniel Metzler, Co-Founder and CEO of Isar Aerospace shortly after the announcement.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: André Rypl of UN COPUOS
SpaceWatch.Global recently caught up with Andre Rypl, Chair of the 62nd session of the UN COPUOS, to get an update on the 21 Guidelines for the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities.
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