Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have re-elected Houlin Zhao of China as ITU Secretary-General during the Union's 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Masashi Sato Of NRI On The State and Future of Japanese New Space
Japan's New Space scene is little known and understood outside of Tokyo, despite the emergence of some interesting startups such as iSpace and Infostellar to name just two as well as some big Japanese government announcements about supporting startups in the space sector. SpaceWatch.Global reached out to Masashi Sato, a Senior Consultant at the Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (NRI) in Tokyo and a leading expert on the Japanese space startup scene, to find out what the current state of play is and what the future holds.
Read More »Iran’s Never-Ending Space Story? The Same Iranian Satellites Perennially “About” To Be Launched
The head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA), Morteza Barari, announced in early October 2018 that three Iranian-made satellites - Payam-e Amirkabir-1, Dousti, and Nahid-1 - have been built and are ready to be launched, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
Read More »Australian Space Agency Releases Governance Charter For Space Development
The Australian Space Agency (ASA) released its institutional charter on 29 October 2018 that will guide the agency in its efforts to develop Australian civil space capabilities and competencies, as well as establish a thriving space and satellite industrial base.
Read More »Nigeria Lobbies To Host African Union Space Centre
Nigeria is lobbying the African Union (AU) to host its African Space Centre, according to a report published in the Nigerian newspaper Independent on 29 October 2018.
Read More »Moscow To Deny OneWeb Satellite Broadband Access To Russia To Preserve Internet Sovereignty
The Russian government has stated that it will not allow OneWeb, the U.S. satellite communications start-up building a 900-satellite megaconstellation, to provide satellite broadband Internet in Russia, citing national security concerns that the company might provide access to an open Internet that is out Moscow’s control.
Read More »Philippines’ Diwata-2 Satellite Successfully Launched On Japanese H-IIA Launcher
The Philippines' Diwata 2 remote sensing satellite was successfully launched into orbit on board a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA satellite launch vehicle from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre on Monday, 29 October 2018.
Read More »U.S. Accuses Russia Of Developing Antisatellite Laser, Other Counterspace Weapons
The United States has accused Russia at the United Nations of developing a range of anti satellite (ASAT) weapons, to include air-launched missiles, lasers, and satellites capable of rendezvousing with their targets in orbit, despite Moscow’s attempts to introduce a proposed treaty that would ban such weapons.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: A Fond Farewell From Michael Simpson Of The Secure World Foundation
After seven fruitful years with the Secure World Foundation, Michael K. Simpson is retiring from his role as Executive Director.
Read More »Pakistan To Send Astronaut Into Orbit By 2022 With Chinese Help
Pakistan announced on 25 October 2018 that it will send an astronaut into orbit by 2022 with the help of China, weeks after its arch-geopolitical rival India announced the start of its own human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, in cooperation with Russia, France, and other countries.
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