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 website.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: Russia-China Strategic Alliance Gets a New Boost with Missile Early Warning System
This is “ Russia-China Strategic Alliance Gets a New Boost with Missile Early Warning System?”, originally published 28 October 2019 at The Diplomat.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Martin Coleman of Satcoms Innovation Group
When it comes to Carrier ID and other new innovations, Satcoms Innovation Group is an organisation leading the way. SpaceWatch.Globals Torsten Kriening spoke to Martin Coleman, Executive Director of Satcoms Innovation Group, during IBC 2019 about the business, its key activities, members and future challenges and opportunities.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: Krystal Wilson of Secure World Foundation about Summit for Space Sustainability
Last March, Secure World Foundation was pleased to announce the inaugural Summit for Space Sustainability, to be held in Washington, DC on June 25-26, 2019. Our creation of the Summit was driven by the rapid growth in both the number and diversity of space actors, the emergence of new kinds of space activities, and the resulting space sustainability challenges posed by these developments.
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.
Read More »Military Space: Japan And United States Pledge Mutual Defence Cooperation In Space, Cyber
On 19 April 2019, the U.S.–Japan Security Consultative Committee convened in Washington, DC, with the participation of Secretary of State Pompeo, Acting Secretary of Defense Shanahan, Minister for Foreign Affairs Kono, and Minister of Defense Iwaya.
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.
Read More »Japan Prepares for GPS Failure with Quasi-Zenith Satellites
The Japanese government is to begin use of a quasi-zenith satellite system to provide a failover solution for support of its Self Defence Force (SDF) in the event of a malfunction on the U.S. GPS system. This move comes amid fears that China and Russia and their development of anti-satellite capabilities that will enable them to attack satellites in orbit.
Read More »Chinese Space Wars: U.S. Intelligence Report Outlines Beijing’s Space Warfare Preparations
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) views space warfare as an important component of its concept of war, and is developing a range of capabilities and tactics to carry out space operations, as well as bolstering its organizational and command and control capacity to enable such operations, according to the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report China Military Power: Modernizing a Force to Fight and Win, published in January 2019.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interview: Dr. Scott Pace Of The U.S. National Space Council, Part II
The United States National Space Council was re-established by President Donald J. Trump in 2017 after ceasing operations in 1993. The Council works to develop a strategy for national space activities and also to foster co-operation with other countries and space agencies in order to advance the U.S. space agenda and to share information.
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