Spire Global, the world's largest earth observation constellation of satellites for advanced weather data, maritime analytics, and aircraft tracking, has announced over U.S.$40m in new funding
Read More »Astrobotic’s John Thornton Named ‘CEO of the Year’ at the Pittsburgh Tech50 Awards
John Thornton of Astrobotic was named CEO of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. The award was announced at the 23rdannual Tech50 awards ceremony, held in Pittsburgh.
Read More »Royal Thai Air Force Taps ISISpace For Next-Generation Earth Observation CubeSat
The Royal Thai Air Force has awarded a contract to ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space B.V. to realize their next satellite mission, based on an ISISpace 6U CubeSat. This will be the second Earth Observation satellite of the Royal Thai Air Force, with the objective to further strengthen their independent space operations for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) purposes.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Andrew Bond of ETL Systems
ETL is using IBC to show off some of its RF distribution products. We have been attending IBC for over 15 years. In that time, we have grown along with the satellite industry. Today, we are a company of over 140 people, of which one third are engineers, the other third are production and the rest are commercial, support & project managers.
Read More »UAE’s First Astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori Begins Stint On Board International Space Station
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, has announced that the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft, carrying the first Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori, along with Oleg Skripochka and Jessica Meir, successfully docked with the International Space Station, ISS. This marks the beginning of the first spaceflight to be undertaken by an Emirati astronaut and first visit by an Arab astronaut to the ISS.
Read More »UK’s Ministry Of Defence Announces £1.5 Million Boost For Military Space Innovation
UK Defence Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has announced a £1.5 million investment in 12 ground-breaking space innovation projects.The announcement marks the next step in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl) ‘Space to Innovate’ competition, which sought to find and fund new technologies that could improve the UK’s resilience, awareness and capability in space.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: New Space Debris Rules Stalled By Year-Long Interagency Spat
A US interagency working group has spent more than a year trying to hammer out rules governing how long should dead satellites remain in space.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Column: On war, debris, and commerce in space
On 25-26th June the Secure World Foundation convened their inaugural Summit for Space Sustainability in Washington, DC, with SpaceWatch Global participating as a media partner for the event
Read More »Take a sneak peek at Space Tech Talks speakers at the Dubai Airshow 2019
Space investment and innovation has hit an all-time high. During the Space Pavilion and Tech Talks we will be discussing how much value can be unlocked from space technology and the new business models and investments boosting the industry.
Read More »KSAT and ICEYE Extend Partnership with More Radar Satellite Imagery and Faster Data Analysis
ICEYE and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) have announced they have signed an extended cooperation agreement on providing Near Real-Time (NRT) SAR data services for government and commercial customers.
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