https://spacewatch.global/tag/artemis/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:17:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/artemis/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/space-symposium-2026-morning-show-13th-april-urgency-collaboration-declassification/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72973 Torsten Kriening and Yvette Gonzalez bring you the opening day of the 41st Space Symposium with insights from the Congressional Roundtable and exclusive interviews that set the tone for the week ahead.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-humanity-is-returning-to-the-moon-but-why-is-nobody-watching/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72528
Written by Judith Delany
Artemis II could be one of the most important milestones of our generation. Almost nobody outside the space sector seems to notice — or care.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/spacewatchgl-opinion-europes-space-strategy-at-a-crossroads-is-there-a-plan-b/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72133
Written by Gilles Rabin
Behind the familiar rhythm of conferences and announcements, Europe’s space industry is entering a new phase. The emergence of a German-led constellation effort raises a fundamental question: who will shape Europe’s space future, and who will follow?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/spacewatch-gl-opinion-the-moon-war-and-the-future-of-european-space/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71454
Written by Gilles Rabin
Kairos is the word that comes to mind when considering the second week of February 2026. The Munich Security Conference kicked off the movement, with the whole world talking about peace and, above all, war. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/space-cafe-radio-with-h-e-salem-al-marri/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71391 In this powerful episode of Space Cafe Radio, recorded live at the Middle East Space Conference 2026 in Muscat, Oman, Torsten Krieningsits down with H.E. Salem Al Marri, Managing Director of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), to reflect on one of the most remarkable space transformations of the past two decades.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-ensuring-american-space-superiority-a-strategic-turn-in-u-s-space-policy/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70189
Written by Timo Krone
On December 18, 2025, the White House issued a landmark Executive Order titled "Ensuring American Space Superiority." The Order defines a sweeping new U.S. national space policy, tying the nation’s long-term security, economic strength and technological leadership directly to its posture in space. Rather than a narrow programmatic adjustment, it marks a decisive policy shift that situates space competition at the heart of U.S. strategic planning.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/04/space-symposium-2025-dr-walther-pelzer/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64931 On the final day of the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Torsten Kriening had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Walther Pelzer, Director General of the German Space Agency at DLR, directly from the DLR booth.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/space-cafe-radio-germany-mit-christoph-seidler/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63383 In dieser deutschen Folge von Space Café Radio spricht Torsten Kriening, Herausgeber von SpaceWatch.Global mit Christoph Seidler. Im Gespräch geht es um sein neues Buch "Armstrongs Erben". Christoph Seidler ist Wissenschaftsjournalist und Raumfahrtexperte, und gemeinsam mit Torsten Kriening diskutiert er die Bedeutung des neuen Wettlaufs zum Mond. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/10/chile-becomes-the-47th-artemis-accord-member-state/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62040 Chile has joined 46 other member countries as it becomes the latest signatory to the US-Led Artemis Accords. The South American country signed the Accords during a ceremony by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the seventh South American country to commit to the responsible exploration of space for all humanity.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/08/hps-led-consortium-secures-tas-italys-i-hab-contract/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56547 HPS Germany with its SME consortium of cooperation partners has signed the multimillion Phase C/D contract with TAS-Italy to develop and manufacture "Internal Secondary Structures". These are lightweight panels, hinges and brackets, following Phase B2, which began in 2021 which will provide the central elements holding the interior of the habitable I-Hab together while it orbits the Earth’s satellite.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/04/switzerland-becomes-latest-signatory-to-the-artemis-accords/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54743 Switzerland has become the 37th member of the Artemis Accords, as Guy Parmelin, Swiss Federal Councillor and Minister for Economic Affairs, Education & Research, signed the Accords on behalf of Switzerland at NASA Headquarters in Washington on Monday, April 15. The signature consequently affirms Switzerland’s commitment to the sustainable and beneficial use of space for all humankind.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/spacewatchgl-opinion-is-humanitys-future-in-space-dependent-on-starship/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52692 In the first half of 2023 I conducted a study on the future of the global space economy for the future studies institute 2b AHEAD. Being based on in-depth expert interviews from both inside and outside the space sector, the study contains some wild predictions for the upcoming two decades: private space stations, modular, repairable satellites, a permanent Moon base, and nuclear propulsion. But many of these predictions stand on the assumption that SpaceX’s Starship will, as promised, dramatically ease accessibility to space. What if Starship fails? In this article, I would like to provide an overview of the consequences of Starship’s failure for future human activities in space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/spacewatchgl-geopolitics-make-america-great-again-again/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52508 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/spacewatchgl-economy-opinion-the-economic-significance-of-nuclear-propulsion/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52239 The 2023 edition of the legendary von Braun Space Exploration Symposium took place on October 25-27 2023 in the regular location, Huntsville, Alabama (recordings of sessions are available here). Its focus however was interestingly unusual: “Advancing Space: from LEO to Lunar and Beyond” featured a diverse program covering commercial, policy, and strategic communication concerns.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/firefly-aerospace-to-deliver-spider-to-the-moon/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 07:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52209 Firefly Aerospace, an American aerospace firm, announced on the 8th of November a new agreement with Fleet Space Technologies, an Australian space exploration firm. Firefly will deliver and operate Fleet’s Seismic Payload for Interplanetary Discovery, Exploration, and Research (SPIDER) on the far side of the Moon. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/xodiac-flies-first-astrobotic-customer-campaign/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51668 Astrobotic, an American company developing space robotics technology for lunar and planetary missions, announced on the 10th of October that it has successfully completed a flight test campaign for the University of Central Florida (UCF). The flight test took place last week at the company’s facility in Mojave, California. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/nasa-pursues-lunar-terrain-vehicle-services-for-artemis-missions/ Wed, 31 May 2023 06:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49140 NASA is seeking industry proposals for a next-generation Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) which will allow astronauts to go further and explore the south polar region of the Moon during the Artemis missions. NASA will contract the LTV as a service from industry instead of owning the rover. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/01/2022-at-thales-alenia-space/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 07:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45853 Aerospace manufacturer Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) published a log of the company’s successes and achievements in 2022.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/12/the-space-cafe-podcast-70-jim-green-former-chief-scientist-nasa-about-the-past-and-future-of-space-science-and-the-agencys-secret-sauce/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45628 SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #70: Jim Green - former chief scientist NASA about the past and future of space science and the agency’s secret sauce. James Green has served 40 years with NASA and sports some of its most prestigious missions. In the current episode of the Space Café Podcast, he talks about SLS, James Webb, Artemis, DART, space science and the future of the space industry. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/12/ispace-mission-1-lander-establishes-stable-communications-with-earth/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 07:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45435 Global lunar exploration company, ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander has successfully established communications with Earth following its launch by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket yesterday, the HAKUTO-R Mission Control Center in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, confirmed.]]>