#SpaceWatchGL - No. 126
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SpaceWatch.Global published a series of Perspectives on "Next Gen ESA"
- Next Gen ESA by Michal Szaniawski
- Next Gen ESA by Dr Alice Bunn
- Next Gen ESA by Claudia Kessler
- Next Gen ESA by Paul Liias
- Next Gen ESA by Dr. Marc Serres
Over the past weeks, SpaceWatch.Global reported on a number of exciting space & cyber developments throughout the world!
- ESA awards €129.4 million contract to planetary defence mission Hera
- Microsoft challenges Amazon on satellite cloud computing, CNBC reports
- Singapore’s Equatorial Space Systems enters Indian market with Space Development Nexus agreement
- Equatorial Space Systems partners with UK-based Commercial Space Technologies Ltd
- FT: Munich start-up Isar Aerospace starts production of Spectrum rocket
- NASA invites companies to collect Moon “dirt” or rocks and sell it to the U.S. space agency
- ArianeGroup and ENGIE develop renewable liquid hydrogen
- Modernization of Sea Launch space facility to begin in two months
- Gilmour Space contracts Space Machines Company for first Australian Eris launch
- Swiss maxon and ANYbotics join forces to develop the ANYmal inspection robot
NASA’s regolith solicitation: perhaps more than even they expected
by Daniel Porras Last week, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstein announced a solicitation for proposals for the collection of lunar regolith by private companies. This surprising announcement is yet another part of NASA’s efforts to return to the Moon (with the first woman and next man) and establish a sustained presence …
Please, not another boring space launch!
by Anastasia Medvedeva, Charlie Bilsland, Raphael Roettgen On the day of the Crew Dragon launch, I asked a few friends if they would be watching it, as I was hosting a launch party. As someone who is invested in the success of the space sector, I was surprised by their …
Arctic Space Challenge for NATO Emerging from China’s Economic and Financial Assertiveness
by Dr. Jana Robinson As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Joint Air Power Competence Centre, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Arctic Space Challenge for NATO Emerging from China’s Economic and Financial Assertiveness”, originally published in the Joint Air Power Competence Centre …
New Space – Overview and investment Trends
by Malak Trabelsi Loeb Humankind’s interest in space is not a new phenomenon. [1] It is by nature that man pursues his endeavors to explore new dawns which evolved with his evolution, despite its associated risks [2]. Historically, human space exploration was initiated by the Soviet Union with the Sputnik launch into …
Register Today For Our Space Cafe “Moriba’s Vox Populi #01/2020”
by Prof. Moriba Jah Many years ago during a trip to Alaska, I had a very deep and intimate inner experience that caused a shift within me. I was reminded that we humans are stewards and custodians of life, not owners. I was reminded that achieving great things and solving wicked problems only comes …