Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. This four-year framework contract was awarded by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and is estimated to be worth tens of millions of euros.
Read More »The Rocket & Satellite Company, Pakistan’s First Private Space Company, Is Ready To Launch
Pakistan's first private space company, The The Rocket & Satellite Company, announced this week that it has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Government of Pakistan.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Afshon Ostovar On The IRGC’s Space Role
On 22 April 2020 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a small satellite - the Noor-1 (Farsi for 'Light') - on a previously unseen satellite launch vehicle called the Qased.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi’s View On The Political Implications
On 22 April 2020 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a small satellite - the Noor-1 (Farsi for 'Light') - on a previously unseen satellite launch vehicle called the Qased.
Read More »ESA Study Examines ‘A Bent Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters’
A new study, based on data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatories, sheds new light on a three million light-year long bridge of hot gas linking two galaxy clusters, whose shape is being bent by the mighty activity of a nearby supermassive black hole.
Read More »IRGC Space Command Chief Says Iran Plans To Put A Satellite In Geostationary Orbit
Iran is planning to develop and launch a satellite into geostationary orbit (GEO) – at an altitude of 36,000 kilometres – for the economic benefit of the country, according to Brigadier Ali Jafarabadi, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Space Command.
Read More »Apply Now: Internships Available For Luxembourg Students At ESA
The Luxembourg Space Agency and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a specific agreement with the purpose of developing professional skills in the space industry.
Read More »Virgin Proposes At-The-Market Offering Of Shares Of Virgin Galactic Holdings By Vieco 10 Limited
Virgin Group, through its subsidiary Vieco 10 Limited, announced on 11 May 2020 that it may offer and sell up to 25,000,000 shares of its common stock in Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., to or through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as sales agent or principal.
Read More »Blackjack Focuses On Risk Reduction Flights And Simulations To Prepare For Full Demonstration
In partnership with the U.S. Space Force and Space Development Agency, DARPA’s Blackjack program is targeting flights to low-Earth orbit (LEO) later this year and in 2021. Using a series of small risk reduction satellites, the program aims to demonstrate advanced technology for satellite constellation autonomy and space mesh networks.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Tal Inbar On The Israeli Reaction
On 22 April 2020 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a small satellite - the Noor-1 (Farsi for 'Light') - on a previously unseen satellite launch vehicle called the Qased.
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