By Jaroslaw Adamowski, Published by SpaceNews, 18 March 2022 On its third operational mission, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne placed seven cubesats into a 500-kilometer orbit at an inclination of 45 degrees. Credit: Virgin Orbit WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to secure a domestic launch capability, the Polish Space Agency (POLSA)
By Vivienne Machi, Published by C4ISRNET, 14 March 2022 STUTTGART, Germany — France is several years into a multibillion-euro investment in military space capabilities, and the country is using its temporary role leading the European Council presidency to emphasize the operational domain’s importance across the continent. Mirroring its American partners,
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 22 February 2022 The new military accord signed by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the US presages joint stance on future space norms. WASHINGTON: In a first public statement of intent, the US and its five closest military
By Jonny Tickle, Published by Russia Today, 16 November 2021 Debris that passed close to the International Space Station is no longer a threat to the inhabited satellite, Russia’s Space Agency Roscosmos said on Monday, hours after the US claimed it was caused by a Russian missile test. The statement
By Murielle Delaporte, Published by Breaking Defense, 9 April 2021 PARIS: France led its first multinational military space exercise last month, with Germany, Italy and the US, marking the country’s effort to re-vamp its forces and operations to meet 21st century threats. The exercise signals the French government’s intent to
by AFP Staff Writers, Published in SpaceWar, 9 March 2021 Paris (AFP) - France has begun its first military exercises in space to test its ability to defend its satellites, in a sign of the growing competition between world powers in Earth's orbit. Michel Friedling, the head of France's newly
Published in The Nation - 6 February 2021 While the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has disavowed an interest in militarizing space, several members of the alliance, including the US, UK, and France, have oriented themselves toward conflict in the space domain in recent years. The North Atlantic alliance has
