#SpaceWatchGL - No. 136
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Over the past weeks, SpaceWatch.Global reported on a number of exciting space & cyber developments throughout the world!
- EU Court suspends Galileo signing with Thales and Airbus – report
- ESA recruits the next generation of astronauts
- Europe sets course to prepare its position on Space Traffic Management (STM) conference
- Airbus develops Moon Cruiser for ESA for 2027
- Firefly to put ten NASA science payloads on the Moon
- Eutelsat to develop, host and operate EGNOS GEO-4
- NASA contracts SpaceX to launch first lunar outpost elements
- ESA launches lab with German Research Centre for AI
- Axiom sends a first fully private crew to the ISS in 2022
- Telesat asks Thales to build 298 Lightspeed satellites
- NASA pays SpaceX nearly $100 million for SphereX mission
How Mega-Constellations Lead to Increased Sustainability Risks in Outer Space
by Valentin Eder This article looks at the impact of mega-constellations to the collision risk in outer space using the results of a systemic approach to reducing the uncertainty of the ambiguity of actual developments based on conjunction analyses on the example of SpaceX’s Starlink using TLE data from space-track …
Postcards From the Edge of the Universe
by Shannon McConnell The year is 1977. People stood in line for days waiting for a chance to meet Han Solo and Luke Skywalker in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Atari released the first consumer marketed video game console. Apple released its first mass market computer. It was a time …
Seven Sisters project taking Australia further into space
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and The Strategist, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles. This is “Seven Sisters project taking Australia further into space” by Malcolm Davis, originally published on 29 January 2021. In a previous article, I made the case for Australia developing and launching …
Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 1 – 7 Feb 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 1 – 7 Feb 2021”.
Space Café Recap: “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland” 01
In this first Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”, global space law experts discuss the legal issues from everyday space activities. Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland” analysed current space developments with a legal focus. It, at the same time, discussed and ‘demystified’ the law for everyone. In this …