https://spacewatch.global/tag/iceland/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/iceland/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/nato-allies-launch-strategic-initiatives-to-enhance-capabilities/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56157 In a significant step towards enhancing Allied defense and technological integration across the air, space and cyber domains, Defense Ministers from 24 NATO Allies have signed a series of multinational initiatives at the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum. These include the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS) program, and the Allied software for Cloud and Edge (ACE) service.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/07/iceland-volcano-aids-study-of-martian-soil/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 06:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49944 An international team of geologists has explored the foothills of the Lambahraun volcano to search for grainy soil. This soil is particularly important as it is similar to some of the samples that NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected on Mars. This project was possible due to the similarities between  Iceland and Mars.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/the-space-cafe-podcast-68-daniel-leeb-icelands-space-agency-as-a-launching-pad-towards-becoming-an-interplanetary-species/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=44971 SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #68: Daniel Leeb - Iceland's Space Agency as a launching pad towards becoming an interplanetary species. Daniel Leeb is the director of the Iceland Space Agency and oversees a wealth of space-related research]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/scotlands-skyrora-and-space-iceland-search-for-possible-launch-sites/ Wed, 22 Jan 2020 06:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18736 Skyrora, the Edinburgh-based satellite launch company, is looking in Iceland for a possible space launch location, according to reports in the Icelandic news media. The Skyrora visit was hosted and assisted by Iceland's own space body, Space Iceland.]]>