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Join SpaceWatch.Global for an interesting and informative Space Café WebTalk featuring Theresa Hitchens, Space and Air Force reporter at Breaking Defense, Washington DC, USA. This event will take place on 20 April 2021 at 4:00 pm CEST. In our dialogue, we will discuss: 1. Developments in weapons tech,

Going private: The IoT specialist Orbcomm agreed to be acquired by the U.S. investment firm GI Partners, valuing the company at $1.1 billion, Orbcomm said. The Nasdaq-listed firm, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, said it entered into a "definitive agreement" to be acquired, in an all-cash transaction, by GI Partners, a private investment firm based in San Francisco.

Rocket Lab wants its second Electron booster back

As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and The Strategist, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles. This is “The Quad must go to space” by Malcolm Davis, originally published on 7 April 2021.

ESA wants to boost business and bolster its European role

Ex-NASA's Bridenstine joins Voyager and Viasat boards

Join SpaceWatch.Global for an interesting and informative Space Café Summit “Where are we going?”  This event will take place on 15 April 2021 at 6:00 pm CEST.

NASA's Lucy deploys its massive solar panels

March had another three announcements of mergers between space companies and SPACs, for a total of over US$1.5 billion of gross proceeds (we consider cash in trust plus PIPE, assuming no redemptions and before fees). It is probably widely expected that there will be further space-SPAC transactions and we at SPAC(e)watch.global will keep track of these!

Lockheed Martin opts for up to 58 ABL launchers