The UK Space Agency has awarded almost £650,000 to Northumbria University to continue developing the first commercially available laser-based inter-satellite communications system, the University reports. Northumbria is one of eleven leading UK organisations to have been awarded a share of the UK Space Agency’s £7M funding under the National Space Innovation Programme.
Read More »Virgin Galactic so far sold 700 suborbital flight tickets
Virgin Galactic reported a strong interest in suborbital flights from customers as the company sold approximately 100 tickets for US $450,000 each after reopening ticket sales in August. This makes the total number of bookings about 700. Virgin Galactic said the new customers had previously paid a deposit of US $1,000 to be the first in line when ticket sales resumed.
Read More »Space Café WebTalk with Prof Gérardine Goh Escolar: Is distributed ledger technology space’s next frontier?
During this week’s SpaceCafé, SpaceWatch.Global Publisher Torsten Kriening got the chance to speak with Professor Gérardine Goh Escolar, a diplomat lawyer, First Secretary of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore.
Read More »Register Today For Our Space Café “33 minutes with Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund” On 16 November 2021
This Space Café WebTalk will feature Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund, President of the International Space University, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. A conversation with the new ISU president - live from the Space Tech Expo in Bremen.
Read More »Crew-2 astronauts safely return to Earth
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, NASA reported. The agency’s second long-duration commercial crew mission set the record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft.
Read More »NASA Artemis Moon landing postponed to 2025
NASA announced that due to the challenges and progress of their lunar exploration plans, the first human landing under Artemis will be delayed by a year. A safe and quick return of astronauts to the Moon in more than 50 years is still a priority for the agency.
Read More »The Space Cafe Podcast #040: Luc Piguet, ClearSpace or how to solve an impossible mission
SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 40th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Luc Piguet, ClearSpace or how to solve an impossible mission. Luc Piguet is co-founder and CEO of Clear Space, a Swiss-based startup that cleans up space debris. ESA's hottest attempt is to develop a solution to a global problem.
Read More »Space Café Scotland Recap by Angela Mathis: Craig Clark, Chairman of Space Scotland
In the new episode of our Space Café Scotland by Angela Mathis on 4th November 2021, Angela discussed with Craig Clark, Chairman of Space Scotland and founder of Clyde Space the launch of Scotland's Space Strategy and the ongoing UN COP26 Glasgow event in terms of leading by example and sustainable space.
Read More »Female taikonaut becomes the first to complete spacewalk
Taikonauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping have successfully completed their extravehicular activities (EVA) and returned to the Tiangong space station’s core module Tianhe, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) reported. Shenzhou-13 launched on 16th October with three taikonauts on board for a six-month mission to construct the space station.
Read More »Polish Space Technologies Cluster to advance space sector
Twenty Polish companies advancing the Polish space industry united to create the Space Technologies Cluster. The initiative was announced during the Kongres590 economical summit in Jasionka, Poland. The Cluster will be an organisational framework and support new initiatives in the space sector.
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