https://spacewatch.global/tag/pandemic/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 22 May 2020 07:00:47 +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/pandemic/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/space-cafe-webtalk-recap-vera-pinto-on-the-societal-benefits-of-space-for-equality-and-inclusion/ Fri, 22 May 2020 07:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22789 This week’s Space Café WebTalk took place on 12 May 2020, featuring Vera Pinto, Policy Coordinator and Equality Coordinator at the European Commission Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS), in conversation with Torsten Kriening, co-publisher of SpaceWatch.Global and COO of ThorGroup GmbH.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/spacewatch-global-opinion-a-pandemic-in-space-are-we-ready/ Wed, 20 May 2020 13:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22402 For over four months, we have been in the grip of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2), which has spread to virtually every continent on Earth. Despite the best efforts of governments and people around the world, the infections and fatalities, and the economic and social consequences, are expected to linger for years to come.]]> 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/virgin-orbit-designs-new-mass-producible-ventilators-for-covid-19-patients/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 05:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21134 Virgin Orbit has developed a new mass-producible bridge ventilator to help in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the company announced on 30 March 2020. ]]> 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/2020/03/astronauts-to-offer-inspiration-during-isolation-in-esas-spaceconnectsus-online-event/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 07:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20938 In Europe and around the world, we’ve been getting used to a different way of living in recent weeks. On Thursday, 26 March, ESA and long-time partner Asteroid Day will host #SpaceConnectsUs – a chance to connect across borders and hear from space explorers]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/esas-esoc-mission-control-adjusts-to-coronavirus-conditions/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20903 Responsible for spacecraft orbiting Earth, the Sun and exploring the Solar System, teams at ESA’s ESOC mission control deal with in-flight challenges every day, from faulty hardware, problematic software and hazardous space debris to computer viruses that could affect ground stations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/aiaa-calls-upon-u-s-policymakers-to-protect-mission-critical-aerospace-and-defense-workforce-and-supply-chain/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20825 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/spacewatch-global-feature-a-leadership-perspective-on-space-in-the-time-of-a-pandemic/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:14:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20785 From its inception, SpaceWatch.Global has been a community: a virtual gathering place for people around the world – from students to CEOs, from scientists to visionaries – to come together to read and think and converse about space, as we widely perceive it.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/guiana-space-center-suspends-launch-campaigns-due-to-covid-19/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20706 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/spacewatchgl-op-ed-coronavirus-triggers-a-plunge-in-space-stocks-how-to-keep-your-business-operating-despite-the-crisis/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20631 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>