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Chairman Pai will leave U.S. FCC with Biden's inauguration

As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Orbital Gateway Consulting we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Dongfang China Aerospace News Roundup 22 Nov – 29 Nov 2020”.

ArianeWorks on first European reusable rocket prototype Themis

SpaceX to fly Starship 50,000 feet high, with 1/3 chance to get it back intact

In this week’s Space Cafè Regional - German Edition,  Raphael Roettgen, Space Investment & Advisory, Founder of E2MC Ventures, Zurich, Switzerland talked about his new book "Hoch Hinaus - die neue Weltraumwirtschaft".

Very recently I overheard a conversation that went like this – “our programme has been operating in space for over 20 years and includes the key international space agency partners. It is an inspiration for our young and has done more for global peace than any other space project on Earth.

The first year of the 2020s has been nothing if not very memorable. A global pandemic, political turmoil, and rapid technological development coming from and also helping to propel these changes. Flying somewhat more under the radar, however, has been the year in Chinese launch. 2020 has seen billions of Yuan poured into companies, has seen a plethora of engine tests and other technological steps forward, and government support for the growing crop of launchers.

Thuraya, leader in mobile satellite services based in the UAE, announced a few weeks ago the order of the new Thuraya 4-NGS satellite. SpaceWatch.Global’s Editor-in-Chief Markus Payer had the opportunity to talk to Thuraya’s CEO Ali Al Hashemi. Markus Payer: When you ordered your next big satellite, Thuraya 4-NGS, you …

Austrian Aschbacher on track to become ESA’s new Director General

ESA contracts ClearSpace for debris removal mission