#SpaceWatchGL - No. 128
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Over the past weeks, SpaceWatch.Global reported on a number of exciting space & cyber developments throughout the world!
- Open Lunar Foundation sees Moon missions prototyping Earth
- Three Sides of Mars
- Space Situational Awareness Together We Stand, Divided We Fall
- Creating a Lunar Economy
- ESPI Autumn Conference 2020 review: high-level executives discuss the post-2030 European Space Agenda
- Using the Space Domain An Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Perspective
- D-Orbit to launch Eutelsat cubesats built by AAC Clyde Space
- Isar Aerospace will launch small sats from French Guiana
- ArianeGroup completes tests of Ariane 6 engines in Kourou
- Rocket Factory Augsburg inaugurates Swedish test site
- ESA asks Airbus to develop large logistic Moon lander
- Airbus wins ambitious ESA mission to bring first Mars samples back to Earth
- ICEYE opens archive of 18,000 radar satellite images to the public
- Japanese space debris specialist Astroscale raises $51 million
“International and cooperative” – Review of the 71th IAC
by Prof. Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund - 2020 changed everything, also the International Astronautical Congress. Instead of meeting the global space community in person in Dubai this year, we met in CyberSpace during the first edition of the International Astronautical Congress earlier last week from 12-14 Oct 2020. SpaceWatch.Global Editor-in-Chief Markus Payer had the opportunity to talk …
“Europe has to stand united”
by Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl - On 1 July 2020, Germany has taken its term in the EU Presidency. Space and space-related initiatives were on the agenda in the preparation. Now, halfway through the term, SpaceWatch.Global Editor-in-Chief Markus Payer had the opportunity to talk with Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl who is seconded from the European Space …
The Artemis Accords and Lunar Exploration – Revolution and Evolution
by Professor Christopher J. Newman - The international community has struggled for a number of years with the issue of how to govern a human settlement on the Moon and deal with the management of any resources. Previous attempts have been through painstakingly negotiated international treaties. The Outer …
Let’s not make Newspace a paradise for hackers
by Dr Mathieu Bailly - In the race to launch smallsats into low earth orbit quickly and cost-effectively, operators and manufacturers have compromised on security and left themselves vulnerable to cyber attacks. Let’s not make Newspace a paradise for hackers. Smallsat operators and manufacturers need to consider why their smallsats are …
Dongfang China Aerospace News Roundup 12-18 Oct 2020
by Blaine Curcio and Jean Deville - As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Orbital Gateway Consulting we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Dongfang Hour Weekly Aerospace News Roundup, 12-18 Oct”. Welcome to the Dongfang Hour Weekly China Aerospace News …