https://spacewatch.global/tag/theresa-condor/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 11 May 2026 10:22:03 +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/theresa-condor/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/spire-global-open-new-facility-in-munich-to-support-german-space-based-intelligence-capabilities/ Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73746 Spire Global has established a sovereign satellite manufacturing facility in Munich, strengthening Germany's space-based intelligence capabilities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/spire-global-receives-first-light-data-from-its-hyms-demo-satellite-launched-for-atmospheric-intelligence/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71997 Spire Global has successfully received its first data from its Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) demonstrator satellite, marking the mission’s “first light” milestone and validating its hyperspectral microwave sensing capabilities. The HyMS instrument launched as a technology demonstrator in early 2026 to evaluate the impact of a first-of-its-kind hyperspectral microwave sounder in a compact form factor in orbit. HyMS captures detailed internal views of the Earth’s atmosphere, measuring key atmospheric variables including temperature, humidity, and precipitation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/spacewatchgl-what-happens-in-space-better-not-stay-in-space/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69556
Written by Novi Dewan
In November 2021, a Russian missile blasted one of its own satellites, Cosmos-1408, into more than 1,500 trackable fragments and countless smaller splinters. Within hours, astronauts aboard the International Space Station were forced to take cover. The physics was inevitable, the lesson still stings: debris creates more debris, the clock on orbital safety is ticking and space still has no cleanup crew.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/spire-global-partners-ororatech-for-canadian-wildfire-constellation/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63800 Spire Global (Canada) is partnering with OroraTech to fulfil a CAD 72 million contract from the Government of Canada, to design and develop a dedicated satellite constellation to monitor all active wildfires in Canada from space as part of Canada’s WildFireSat mission. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/03/cdl-oxford-is-hosting-an-event-for-europes-space-exploration/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53989 The Creative Destruction Lab Oxford (CDL-Oxford) is hosting a unique meeting featuring 30 promising space startups and Colonel Chris Hadfield, former commander of the International Space Station, to help put Europe at the forefront of space exploration. The event will hold from 6-8 March 2024 at the Saïd Business School. The unique meeting will consequently see CDL-Oxford bring together a global mentor community of astronauts, entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/spire-global-wins-eumetsat-satellite-weather-data-contract/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 07:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52793 Spire Global, Inc. has received a multi-million euro contract from EUMETSAT, Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, to provide radio occultation (RO) data. The contract is for an initial period of two years, from 2024-2026, with three optional, one-year extensions. The award follows a successful pilot program, which demonstrated the benefits of Spire’s RO data for weather forecasting accuracy and value. The Company’s RO data provides information about the vertical profiles of pressure, humidity and temperature across all points of the globe, including in the most remote regions and open oceans.]]>