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#SpaceWatchGL Quick Takes: First Recorded ‘Marsquakes’ Reveal The Red Planet’s Rumbling Guts

Melissa Maday March 12, 2020 Asia Pacific, Features, Region, Space, Space Exploration, Space Missions, SWGLQuickTakes

NASA/JPL?Cornell Katarina Miljkovic, Curtin University We’ve all heard of earthquakes, but what about marsquakes? NASA’s InSight mission has, for the first time, recorded seismic activity coming from Mars’ interior. The observations, recorded in 2019 and published today, will help understand the red planet’s internal structure, composition and dynamics. It opens …

#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives: Deganit Paikowsky On How RPO Instability Could Paradoxically Create Long-Term Stability

John Sheldon February 27, 2020 Earth observation, Features, Middle East, Military and Defence, Policy and Law, Region, Satellite, Space, SWGLQuickTakes

One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Given heightened geopolitical tensions between great powers and the increasing occurrence of Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) in …

#SpaceWatchGL NewSpace: Jelly Space Lifts Off At Startup Weekend Space-Bremen, Now Seeks Community Input

Melissa Maday February 27, 2020 Entrepreneurship, Europe, Features, Region, Satellite, Space, SWGLQuickTakes

If they are brilliant, dedicated, and just a bit lucky, teams of 3-6 members can transform a fledgling idea into a company in just 54 hours at Startup Weekend Space in Bremen, Germany. Over the course of a weekend in November 2019, members and teams pitched or joined ideas, met …

#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives: Sonay Sarac On The Destabilizing Effects Of Rendezvous And Proximity Operations

John Sheldon February 25, 2020 Earth observation, Europe, Features, Military and Defence, Policy and Law, Region, Satellite, Space, SWGLQuickTakes

One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Given heightened geopolitical tensions between great powers and the increasing occurrence of Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) in …

#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives: Alexandra Stickings On The Difficulties Of Achieving Stability With Rendezvous And Proximity Operations

John Sheldon February 24, 2020 Earth observation, Europe, Features, Military and Defence, Policy and Law, Region, Satellite, Space, SWGLQuickTakes

One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Given heightened geopolitical tensions between great powers and the increasing occurrence of Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) in …

#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives: Kazuto Suzuki On Need For International Rules For Transparent Rendezvous And Proximity Operations

John Sheldon February 21, 2020 Asia Pacific, Earth observation, Entrepreneurship, Features, Military and Defence, Policy and Law, Region, Satellite, Space, SWGLQuickTakes

One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Given heightened geopolitical tensions between great powers and the increasing occurrence of Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) in …

#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives: Malcolm Davis On Russia’s Orbital Rendezvous With The United States

John Sheldon February 20, 2020 Asia Pacific, Earth observation, Features, Military and Defence, Policy and Law, Region, Satellite, Space, SWGLQuickTakes

One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Given heightened geopolitical tensions between great powers and the increasing occurrence of Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) in …

#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives: Bleddyn Bowen On Russia’s RPO With America’s NRO

John Sheldon February 18, 2020 Earth observation, Features, Military and Defence, Policy and Law, Region, Russia&CIS, Satellite, Space, SWGLQuickTakes

One of the more notable space stories of the past week is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Given heightened geopolitical tensions between great powers and the increasing occurrence of Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) in Earth orbit, SpaceWatch.Global …

#SWGLQuickTakes: Deep Background On India’s Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Programme

John Sheldon September 12, 2018 Asia Pacific, Features, Policy and Law, Space, Space Exploration, Space Missions, SWGLQuickTakes

SpaceWatch.Global is proud to introduce its #SWGLQuickTakes, a new feature series for subscribers that takes a topical space issue and polls the leading experts to provide an in-depth yet quick views on the context and background of what is going on. To start the series off, we asked three leading …