Space

Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, is set to establish the Satellite City Industrialization and Assembly Center sometime this year in cooperation with China, the minster announced on 16 February 2020. He also announced that Egypt will carry out cooperation protocols with various countries in …

Initial observations from the first joint science mission between France and China, received from the the China-France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT), satellite launched 29 October 2018, are now offering new insights into the ocean surface. On 19 February 2020, the French and Chinese space agencies gave the go-ahead on the recommendation …

The UAE Space Agency announced the details of the new UAE Space Law issued by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The announcement was made on 24 February 2020 during an introductory workshop for the UAE Space Law, organised by the UAE Space Agency and held in …

The Shetland Space Centre (SSC) is set to benefit from investment of more than £2 million (US$2.58 million) from private equity firm Leonne International, which will own a 20 percent stake in the venture. According to a report in Scotsman.com, the investment will be used to develop the Unst facility, including …

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. and a leader in satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, has introduced its new mapping software, SPOT Mapping. This new platform gives adventurers and lone workers enhanced location insights, including granular detail about terrain to aid navigation, and, …

One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

On 19 February 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison officially opened the Australian Space Agency’s new home in Adelaide.

US-based global internet services provider Isotropic Networks and Intellian, a South Korean provider of mobile satellite communication antenna systems, announced the completion of network acceptance testing on Intellian'’s new NX-Series of antennas.

Building on the success of Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in March 2019 and the recent successful test of the spacecraft’s launch escape system, Space Adventures and SpaceX have entered into an agreement to fly private citizens on the first Crew Dragon free-flyer mission.

The Space Generations Program (Ajyal) launched by the Saudi Space Commission will contribute towards establishing a national base for human capital in the space sector, said Abdul Aziz Al Al-Sheikh, CEO of the Saudi Space Commission.