By Steve McCaskill, Published by techradar, 22 March 2022 Satellite firm had suspended activities with Russian partners OneWeb, the satellite firm part-owned by the UK government, has reached a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX venture to continue its launch programme after suspending its relationship with the Russian space agency Roscomos.
From Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 17 March 2022 WASHINGTON - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Kingdom of Ballistic Missile Defense Radar (BMDR) and Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) and related equipment for an estimated cost of
Published by Businesswire, 9 March 2022 Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart, Space Forge CEO Joshua Western and CTO Andrew Bacon sign launch agreement in Long Beach, California (Photo: Business Wire) LONG BEACH, Calif. & CARDIFF, Wales--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) and European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space
By Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC, 2 March 2022 The UK has rejected Russian demands for it to sell its share in internet firm OneWeb to allow a satellite launch. A Soyuz rocket carrying 36 OneWeb satellites is on the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Russia's space agency
By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 1 March 2022 An artist rendition of a Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3F satellite. Credit: Lockheed Martin TAMPA, Fla. — Lockheed Martin is looking to set up a satellite manufacturing base in the United Kingdom to expand its global space business, the U.S.-based aerospace and
By Jonathan AMos, Science Correspondent, Published by BBC News, 1 March 2022 Artwork: The first Lockheed mission from Shetland will deploy a kind of space tug Construction of a spaceport in the far north of the UK could finally get under way next month after planning permission was granted. Shetland
By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 23 February 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force took a step toward improving its domain awareness in geosynchronous orbit this week, awarding a contract to Northrop Grumman for the first increment of a new deep space radar capability. The service used the
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
