#SpaceWatchGL - No. 120
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Over the past weeks, SpaceWatch.Global reported on a number of exciting space & cyber developments throughout the world!
- Sateliot Low Orbiting Internet of Things Satellites Will Provide Full Coverage for Telecommunication Operators to Deploy Their IoT Services
- ALCAN announces electronic beam steering ground antenna for LEO and MEO satellite service use at a low price of EUR 1,500
- U.S. Department of Defense Releases Defense Space Strategy
- Digital Earth Africa releases analysis-ready satellite data for all of Africa
- ESAIL Maritime Satellite Ready For Launch
- Astrobotic Awarded $199.5 Million Contract to Deliver NASA Moon Rover
- UNOOSA and UAE Space Agency announce agreement to advance space sustainability
- Thales Alenia Space Will Provide Two Key Pressurized Elements For Axiom Commercial Space Station
- Leading UK space industry consortium calls for greater SME engagement for future satcom services
- NASA and Partner Space Agencies to Release Global View of COVID-19 Impacts
Data of Space: Understanding the question
by Ralph “Dinz” Dinsley From the timing signal provided by the Global Navigation Satellite System[1] to spectacular photographic observations of changes to our planet,[2] space technology is intertwined in modern society. In addition, countries and corporations alike are becoming aware that a vibrant space economy …
Resurrecting OneWeb – What impact for the global space industry?
by Steven Freeland and Francois Lambert Later this month, on 26 June, a flurry of companies will make their final bids to acquire OneWeb, Greg Wyler’s prised space start-up. The winning bidder could be a private company, perhaps backed by a major space power. Whoever is successful will have the opportunity …
Holidays in space: is the SpaceX Demo-2 launch the primer to a large private spaceflight industry?
by Hamza Hameed and Brendan Rosseau On 30 May 2020, two American astronauts made history by taking part in the first crewed orbital flight ever operated by a private commercial launch service provider. The SpaceX Demo-2 launch marked an important moment in the development of a private space launch industry …
Engaging the Western Balkans in the space domain: How to take advantage of Earth Observation data
by Anja Nakarada Pecujlic On Thursday June 18, 2020, Serbian Case for Space Foundation (SCS) organized its first webinar, titled “Engaging the Western Balkans in the space domain: How to take advantage of Earth Observation data”. This topic was chosen for the first webinar, as the problems SCS has encountered …
Impact of an asteroid on Earth: the need for legal clarifications
by Aniela Barug, Konstantinos Andritsos, Siti Jamaldin, and Jacomo Restellini Scientists believe that the fall of a destructive asteroid on Earth is not entirely unlikely. If so, what would be the means of defence available to States in order to comply with international law? The potential situation of an asteroid …