NASA announced on 27 March 2020 hat it has selected SpaceX as the first U.S. commercial provider under the Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo, experiments and other supplies to the agency’s Gateway in lunar orbit.
Read More »UK Space Sector Working Together On Response To Coronavirus
The Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency and the President and Chair of the UKspace trade body met virtually last week to discuss the space sector’s response to Covid-19.
Read More »Astroscale UK Appoints Kumar Singarajah As Director Of Government & Regulatory Affairs
Astroscale Ltd., a market-leader in developing a space debris removal service to secure long-term orbital sustainability, has announced the strengthening of its management team with the appointment of Kumar Singarajah as Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs (UK & Europe) effective 23 March 2020.
Read More »Armenia’s President Signs Package Of Space Activity Laws
The president of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian, signed into law a package of space activity legislation on 26 March 2020 that amend existing laws and regulations to expand state and commercial space activity in Armenia.
Read More »Exotrail Releases Cloud-Based Mission Design Software And Secures Eutelsat As Its Anchor Customer
Exotrail has announced the official release of its cloud-based mission design software, ExoOPS™ - Mission Design, which, after extensive testing, is now available for customers. On the occasion of the release, Exotrail has secured a contract for the utilization of the software with leading satellite operator, Eutelsat.
Read More »Telespazio Argentina Secures Contract In Costa Rica
Telespazio Argentina, a subsidiary of Telespazio, was awarded a contract, following an international tender in Costa Rica to perform an urban and rural cadastral survey of the country.
Read More »OneWeb Files For Bankruptcy As Softbank Funding Talks Collapse
OneWeb, the British-headquartered satellite communications company, announced on 27 March 2020 that it has filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code in the US Bankruptcy Court in New York’s Southern District.
Read More »Looking Up: ArianeGroup’s GEOTracker Space Surveillance Network Gets Even Bigger
ArianeGroup's GEOTracker network continues to expand around the world. Its seventh observatory has already been installed at its site of Ottobrunn in Germany, and an eighth station will be located in Australian’s Northern Territory at the Centre for Appropriate Technology Ltd. (CfAT) site, around 10 km south of Alice Springs.
Read More »ICEYE Unveils 25 CM SAR Imaging Capability With Current SAR Satellite Constellation
Finnish New Space leader ICEYE unveiled its latest capability of 25 cm resolution imaging with synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) small satellites, utilizing the company’s current commercial SAR satellite constellation in-orbit.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op-Ed: Thinking About The Future And Preparing For The New Normal
By John B. Sheldon There will be a new normal. I can’t tell you when that new normal will be, or what it will look like, but it will happen. Its formation started some weeks ago with the World Health Organisation’s official declaration of a pandemic. For now the priority …
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