SpaceChain announced on 5 December 2019 that its blockchain hardware wallet technology is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the CRS-19 commercial resupply service mission. This is the first technology demonstration of blockchain hardware on the ISS, and it will …
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: The Race for a Place in Space by Eugen Stamm – Part II
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and investiere – Verve Capital Partners AG, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles. This is Part II of “The Race for a Place in Space” by Eugen Stamm, originally published on 11 November 2019 at www.investiere.ch. Nanja Strecker is Managing …
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: The Race for a Place in Space by Eugen Stamm – Part I
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and investiere – Verve Capital Partners AG, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles. This is Part I of “The Race for a Place in Space” by Eugen Stamm, originally published on 11 November 2019 at www.investiere.ch. Is there a place …
Read More »European Space Agency Tackles Cybersecurity
Strong and reliable communication is a key part of the space industry. From the signals that make global satellite navigation work to the data we collect from Earth-monitoring missions, space telescopes, human spaceflight and planetary exploration, everything has to be transferred and stored securely – including the news in ESA’s …
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Renata Dwan of United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
As the debate about arms in space rages on and becomes more of a concern for countries all over the world, the importance of discussion within the international community becomes even more critical. In this interview, Renata Dwan, Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), gives us …
Read More »SpaceChain and Biteeu Partner to Enhance Security and Data Protection Through Space-based Data Backups
Open-source blockchain-focused company SpaceChain has signed a partnership with Biteeu, the Global Virtual Currency Exchange powered by Bittrex. The partnership focuses on enhancing the security and data protection through space-based storage solutions. Biteeu is a fully licensed and compliant cryptocurrency exchange in the European Union that views data integrity and …
Read More »ZTE Launches its First Cybersecurity Lab in China
ZTE Corporation has verified its commitment to the ICT industry against cybersecurity threats by launching its first cybersecurity lab in Nanjing, China. Following the establishment of the Nanjing complex, the company is already planning to expand across the globe with cybersecurity developments in Italy and Belgium already in the pipeline. …
Read More »Lockheed Martin to Introduce SmartSat
Lockheed Martin has announced a new generation of space technology launching this year that will allow satellites to change their missions in orbit. Satellites that launched one, ten or even fifteen years ago largely have the same capability they had when they lifted off. That’s changing with new architecture that …
Read More »South Korea’s KT Sat Examining Blockchain, IoT, As Part Of Market Reevaluation
KT Sat, South Korea’s only commercial satellite communications company, has announced that it has created a working group to examine the integration of emerging technologies into its commercial offerings, to include blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT). This new initiative, named KT SAT Eco Alliance, was announced on 22 …
Read More »Moscow To Deny OneWeb Satellite Broadband Access To Russia To Preserve Internet Sovereignty
The Russian government has stated that it will not allow OneWeb, the U.S. satellite communications start-up building a 900-satellite megaconstellation, to provide satellite broadband Internet in Russia, citing national security concerns that the company might provide access to an open Internet that is out Moscow’s control. This statement comes despite …
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