Exolaunch has completed a successful payload integration for an upcoming Soyuz launch from the Vostochny launch site. In total, Exolaunch has contracted and integrated for launch 28 commercial and educational satellites from Germany, France, the USA, Israel, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Thailand, Ecuador, the Czech Republic and Estonia. The complete list of smallsats follows.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Sandy Magnus of NASA
"The main goal of Women in Aerospace is to improve the representation of women in aerospace and thus to help the youngest to find their own career path". This statement, made by the Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Simonetta di Pippo, shows the importance of empowering young women in space.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Themes: Interview Annalisa Donati of ESPI
The so-called New Space trend is developing, creating new opportunities and new challenges for all actors of the space sector. Understanding what is happening and (potential) implications is essential for sound decision-making. Yet, European stakeholders significantly rely on foreign evaluations and data, in particular to monitor private investment and assess entrepreneurship dynamics. The European Space Policy Institute decided to address this gap with its new Space Venture Europe report series.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Themes: ESPI Brief 26 – Cyber Security: High Stakes for the Space Sector
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. 19: ‘Cyber Security: High Stakes for the Space Sector ’, originally published in November 2018.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Themes: ESPI Brief 25 – Will maturing cubesat propulsion call for more regulation?
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. 25: ‘Will maturing cubesat propulsion call for more regulation?’, originally published in October 2018.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Themes: ESPI Brief 23 – Commercial Activities from the Open Ocean to Outer 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. 23: ‘Commercial Activities from the Open Ocean to Outer Space’, originally published in May 2018.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Themes: ESPI Brief 22 – Some Key Questions on the Commercial Future of the International Space Station
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. 22: ‘Some Key Questions on the Commercial Future of the International Space Station’, originally published in April 2018.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGLThemes: ESPI Brief 20 – Uncontrolled Re-Entries: Outstanding Issues and Considerations for the Future
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. 20: ‘Uncontrolled Re-Entries: Outstanding Issues and Considerations for the Future ’, originally published in February 2018.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: Preserving peace through Moon culture
Project Ploughshares Program Officer Jessica West in conversation with Michelle Hanlon, cofounder of For All Moonkind about Preserving peace through Moon culture
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Dr. Moriba Jah of The University of Texas
Spacewatch.Global's Chairman Dr. John B. Sheldon was fortunate enough to sit down with Dr. Moriba Jah of the University of Texas and a pioneer in Space Situational Awareness to talk about what's wrong with the current approach and how this growing problem can be tackled.
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