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by Dr. Darren McKnight, Centauri Space traffic management (STM) is an enabler for reliable, safe space operations – the real objective that the global space community needs to rally around during this unprecedented growth of space system deployments and growth in orbital debris. [See Endnote 1] In developing STM solutions, …

In this week’s Space Cafè WebTalk,  Doug Loverro, President at Loverro Consulting, Virgina, USA talked about his feature: “Rethinking the Inevitable: Why We Need to Stop Hoping, and Prepare for Space Warfare”, published on SpaceWatch.Global. For decades the international community has tried, and failed, to achieve agreement on treaties aimed at preventing war …

Paris, 8 January 2021. – The European Space Agency (ESA) contracted Thales Alenia Space to build the European module for the lunar Gateway, ESA announced. The contract is worth 296.5 million Euros. The Gateway will enable the sustainable exploration around and on the Moon, ESA said, while allowing for space …

Paris, 8 January 2021. – The European Commission has announced today the first round of direct equity investment through the new European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund. 42 highly innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) will together receive equity financing of around €178 million, the Commission said, to develop and …

Hyperion Technologies has developed the laser communication satellite terminal together with the Dutch independent research institute TNO. The terminal is a 1U, low power and low mass solution to downlink data from small satellites with speeds ultimately up to 1 Gbps and uplink of 200 Kbps. The terminal is an …

Paris, 6 January 2021. – Rocket Lab, the small satellite launcher, will dedicate its first Electron mission of the new year to OHB, the company said. The OHB mission named ‘Another One Leaves the Crust’ is scheduled for lift-off during a 10-day launch window opening on January 16th, Rocket Lab …

With the end of the year, Germany passed on the EU Council Presidency. After six months of tumultuous political developments and an intensification of the COVID-19 crisis, Germany was able to finalize the big dossiers relevant for the next years. SpaceWatch.Global Editor-in-Chief Markus Payer drew a resumé on the space …

by Raphael Roettgen Space financing finished 2020 on a strong note, with December being the third best month of the entire year, raising a total of about US$560 million, led by the US$375 million blockbuster round for China’s remote sensing company Charming Globe and the US$91 million round for German …

Join SpaceWatch.Global for an interesting and informative new format: Space Café “Black Ops by Ralph Thiele #02” on 14 January 2021 at 4:00 pm CET. Colonel (Ret`d) Ralph Thiele, Chairman of the Berlin based Political-Military Society, President of EuroDéfense-Germany, and Managing Director of StratByrd Consulting, Germany will discuss with his …

Join SpaceWatch.Global for an interesting and informative Space Café WebTalk featuringMahmoud Abu Wasel, Vice-President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice. This event will take place on 12 January 2021 at 4:00 pm CET. With the rapid increase in the private sectors race to space and governments attempting to keep …