https://spacewatch.global/tag/coronavirus/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 04 Jun 2020 05:00:28 +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/coronavirus/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/roscosmos-chief-touts-role-of-proposed-russian-orbital-station/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 05:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23142 Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, has said that Russia is designing a new “orbital” station where crews will build deep space probes to explore the Solar System.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/spacewatch-global-feature-space-optimism-space-is-hiring/ Sun, 24 May 2020 13:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22827 COVID. Recession. Prominent space company failures like OneWeb, Sky & Space Global, Speedcast, and Intelsat – to name just the widely publicized ones…]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/spacewatch-global-opinion-we-need-a-strong-eu-space-programme-to-jump-start-the-economy-after-covid-19/ Mon, 18 May 2020 11:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22594 As the coronavirus pandemic causes changes in citizens‘ daily lives across Europe and beyond, we clearly understand there are many areas of the global economy which will now need our joint effort to improve after the pandemic declines.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/india-to-open-up-space-to-the-private-sector/ Mon, 18 May 2020 05:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22608 The Indian finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced on 16 May 2020 that the Indian government will enact all necessary measures to create a level playing field for the private sector to take part in all Indian space activities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/intelsat-files-for-chapter-11-protection-in-us-bankruptcy-courts/ Mon, 18 May 2020 05:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22610 Intelsat, one of the largest commercial satellite communications operators in the world, announced on 13 May 2020 that it is seeking Chapter 11 protections from its creditors in US bankruptcy courts.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/pressure-grows-to-scrap-proposed-uk-global-navigation-satellite-system/ Thu, 14 May 2020 05:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22493 Senior British civil servants are reportedly urging government ministers to abandon plans to build the UK’s own global navigation satellite system (GNSS), arguing that the proposed £5 billion project is “unaffordable” amid the economic devastation being wrought by the Coronavirus pandemic.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/myanmar-to-build-two-earth-observation-satellites-with-japanese-assistance/ Thu, 14 May 2020 05:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22509 Myanmar is to build and launch a small Earth observation satellite by 2021 with the assistance of Japan.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/spacewatchgl-perspectives-on-irans-satellite-launch-gawdat-bahgat-on-the-launch-defying-maximum-pressure/ Mon, 11 May 2020 13:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22332 On 22 April 2020 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a small satellite - the Noor-1 (Farsi for 'Light') - on a previously unseen satellite launch vehicle called the Qased.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/uaes-hope-mars-probe-ships-to-japan-early-amidst-coronavirus-lockdown/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 05:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21805 The UAE’s Hope probe, also known as the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), is expected to ship to Japan ahead of schedule so that essential engineering personnel can be ready to prepare the spacecraft for its planned July 2020 launch, according to an official from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/spacewatch-gl-innovation-3d-printing/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21066 We have seen different initiatives from maker communities around the world to develop solutions to fight COVID-19.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/uk-space-technologies-to-boost-nhs-coronavirus-esponse/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21561 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/covid-19-luxembourg-grants-access-to-the-satmed-platform-free-of-charge/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21527 The spread of SARS-CoV-2 - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) around the world presents huge challenges to health care systems and disease outbreak management. Some countries can build on strong information and healthcare systems whereas others, particularly resource poor countries are highly vulnerable.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/rocket-lab-successfully-completes-electron-mid-air-recovery-test/ Fri, 10 Apr 2020 05:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21430 Rocket Lab, a space systems company and the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has successfully completed a mid-air recovery test – a maneuver that involves snagging an Electron test stage from the sky with a helicopter.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/satellites-map-the-global-flow-of-oil/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21317 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/switzerlands-eth-zurich-and-epf-lausanne-launch-intiative-to-create-engineering-solutions-to-combat-the-coronavirus-crisis/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21343 The two technical universities in Switzerland's ETH domain, ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne, have launched a new initiative, helpfulETH.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/airbus-to-produce-3d-printed-hospital-visors-in-fight-against-covid-19/ Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21292 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/covid-19-how-can-satellites-help/ Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21295 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/thuraya-commits-to-support-covid-19-global-humanitarian-response-plan/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 05:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21137 Thuraya, the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) subsidiary of the UAE-based global satellite company, Yahsat, announced on 31 March 2020 that it has welcomed the launch of the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), announced by the United Nations Secretary-General on 25 March.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/e2mc-update-on-space-financing-rounds-in-march-2020/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21159 https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/uk-space-sector-working-together-on-response-to-coronavirus/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21102 The Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency and the President and Chair of the UKspace trade body met virtually last week to discuss the space sector’s response to Covid-19.]]>