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AAC Clyde Space announced on 16 April 2020 that it has won an additional $US250,000 (2.5 MSEK) order from Loft Orbital for power systems for two satellites.
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#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Russia’s Military Exploitation Of Outer Space
This essay was originally published by the Eurasia Daily Monitor of The Jamestown Foundation on 8 April 2020, and is republished here with their kind permission. The original essay can be found here.
Read More »Belarus And Russia Agree To Build Eight High-Resolution Earth Observation Satellites
Belarus and Russia have signed an agreement to jointly build a constellation of eight high-resolution Earth observation satellites, according to Belarusian and Russian news media sources.
Read More »Rocket Lab To Launch Dedicated Mission For Japanese Space Start-Up Synspective
Rocket Lab has signed a deal with Japanese satellite company Synspective to launch a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite in late 2020. The signing was announced on 14 April 2020.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Column: The Mystery Of The Non-Implementation Of Task One Of The US National Space Policy
By Guy Thomas As all my friends know, I recently received permission to publish my autobiography after a 19-month long review by NSA, FBI, CIA, USAF, USN, USCG and the National Security Council (NSC). Yes, I had worked for or with all those agencies. But other than the USCG and …
Read More »UK Space Technologies To Boost NHS Coronavirus Response
A new drive to fund space-enabled technology and services that can strengthen the NHS response to coronavirus has launched on 14 April by the UK Space Agency.
Read More »Iconic Space Technology Firm Returns To Canadian Control As Sale Of MDA To Northern Private Capital Closes
Effective 8 April 2020, the sale transaction of MDA by Maxar Technologies to a consortium led by Toronto-based investment firm Northern Private Capital has officially closed.
Read More »Happy Birthday To A “Cool” Satellite: Airbus-Built CryoSat-2 Gathering Snow And Ice Data For A Decade
CryoSat-2, the European Space Agency´s ice and snow satellite, was launched from the Baikonour Cosmodrone into orbit on 8 April 2010. Originally designed for a three and a half year mission, CryoSat-2 has been operating since 2010, far exceeding its nominal mission lifetime
Read More »Space Café WebTalk Recap: “33 minutes with Raphael Roettgen”
This Space Café WebTalk happened on 7 April 2020, featuring Raphael Roettgen, Managing Director and Founder of E2MC, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, co-publisher of SpaceWatch.Global and COO of ThorGroup GmbH.
Read More »Satellites Map The Global Flow Of Oil
Demand for oil has collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic just as supply is about to strengthen because of a dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia. As a result, oil prices have sunk to levels not seen since 2002.
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