#SpaceWatchGL - No. 135
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Over the past weeks, SpaceWatch.Global reported on a number of exciting space & cyber developments throughout the world!
- Thales and Airbus to build next Galileo generation for €1.47bn
- Breton launches European launcher alliance and Cassini fund
- Softbank invests $350m and takes 30% OneWeb stake
- EU to launch Spaceways study on Space Traffic Management
- 5G spectrum auction in the U.S. reaches $80.9bn record level
- Branson’s Virgin Orbit reaches space with LauncherOne
- SpaceX to transform oil rigs into floating offshore launch pads
- Inovor and Gilmour develop Australia’s launch capabilities
- ESA and Airbus to place two science missions on ISS
- Google winds down Internet balloon project Loon
- Norwegian NorSat-TD demonstrates European technologies
Space Sustainability Trends 2020/2021 and Beyond
by Dr. Olga Stelmakh-Drescher and Prof. Steven Freeland Space Sustainability is the crucial requirement for a long-term and effective operational space environment. Being highly multifaceted, it has many interdependent and complementary constituent elements, facets and vectors …
Biden-Harris Space Policy: Building on the Space Force and Artemis
by Dr. Bleddyn Bowen The Trump-Pence administration was very busy in space. In 2017, they reconstituted the National Space Council (NSC) to coordinate political, civilian, and military policies and efforts in space. With high-profile Presidential support, Congress established a new branch of the United States (US) military within the US …
Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 18 Jan – 24 Jan 2021
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 China Aerospace News Roundup 18 Jan – 24 Jan 2021”.
Let your dreams take flight!
by Aaron Popich I am a student ambassador for One Giant Leap Australia and an Australian Air Force Cadet. I recently had the opportunity to attend Space Camp in the U.S.A. It was an incredible opportunity in itself, and I learnt a lot from being there. However, the greatest spinoff …
Spanish group to launch 30 Earth observation satellites
A group of two dozen Spanish companies wants to design, manufacture and launch a constellation of 30 Earth observation satellites, the consortium announced. The project will involve an investment of 147 million euros and will enable the digitisation of multiple strategic sectors, as well as …