Two leading US think tanks – the Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) – simultaneously released their respective annual studies on global counterspace capabilities and space threats on Monday, 30 March 2020.
Read More »Armenia’s President Signs Package Of Space Activity Laws
The president of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian, signed into law a package of space activity legislation on 26 March 2020 that amend existing laws and regulations to expand state and commercial space activity in Armenia.
Read More »ESA And Roscosmos Postpone Second ExoMars Launch To 2022
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Roscosmos Space Corporation announced on 12 March 2020 that they have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to study the Red Planet to 2022.
Read More »RUAG Space To Supply Payload Adapters And Separation Systems For The Soyuz Launchers
GK Launch Services, an operator of Soyuz-2 commercial launches and RUAG Space, a leading independent space product supplier, have signed a Long-term Purchase Agreement for Payload Adapters and Separation systems for the Soyuz-2 launchers
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Quick Takes: First Recorded ‘Marsquakes’ Reveal The Red Planet’s Rumbling Guts
We’ve all heard of earthquakes, but what about marsquakes?
Read More »Saudi Space Commission Casts Wide Net For Space Cooperation
The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) is casting a wide net in its aim to create space cooperation arrangements with friendly countries around the world, with agreements or discussions underway with countries such as Greece, Kuwait, Brazil, Australia, and France.
Read More »Economist Nouriel Roubini Speculates 2020 Will See “First Global Cyber War”
One of the world’s most notable economists, Professor Nouriel Roubini, has speculated that 2020 will see its first all-out cyber war.
Read More »Bahrain’s NSSA Issues Request For Tender For 3U CubeSat – MoU With Roscosmos Approved
Bahrain's National Space Science Agency (NSSA) issued a Request for Tenders on 18 February 2020 for a 3U CubeSat, a basic ground station, and the satellite's launch. The closing date for the submission of tenders is 25 March 2020.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op-Ed: How To Optimise Your Headspace On A Mission To Mars
Imagine being confined to a metal cell with a couple of other people and few amenities for months or even years. Maybe after that, you’ll be moved to a new compound, but you still have no privacy and extremely limited communication with your family and anyone else in the outside world.
Read More »Russia’s Proton-M Rocket Ready To Deliver Nauka Research Lab To ISS
Russia’s Khrunichev Space Center has built a Proton-M carrier rocket to deliver the Nauka (Science) multi-functional laboratory module to the International Space Station (ISS), the head of the state space corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said on 21 February 2020.
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