Ukraine's military says the first of several air defence systems promised by Germany has already been delivered By Yaroslav Lukov, Published by the BBC, 13 October 2022 Ukraine's Nato-led allies have announced deliveries of advanced air defence weapons to Kyiv, after a spate of Russian missile strikes. The weaponry promised
By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 12 October 2022 Cosmic Girl touched down at Spaceport Cornwall just as the Sun was going down over the Atlantic The aeroplane that will be used for the first-ever satellite launch from the UK has touched down to begin mission preparations. The 747
By Park Si-soo, Published by SpaceNews, 12 October 2022 SEOUL, South Korea — A Japanese Epsilon small launch vehicle failed to reach orbit during an Oct. 11 launch, resulting in the loss of all eight smallsats on board. The rocket lifted off on schedule at 8:50 p.m. Eastern from Japan’s
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2022 Preparations for an earlier LauncherOne mission at Mojave Air and Space Port. Virgin Orbit says it's completed technical preparations for its next launch but is still awaiting a launch license from the U.K. government. Credit: Virgin Orbit WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit
By Jonathn Beale,Published by the BBC, 6 October 2022 The war in Ukraine has underlined the growing importance of space to armies on the ground. In an interview with the BBC, the head of the US Space Force, General Jay Raymond, describes it as the "first war where commercial space
The Vandenberg Tracking Station is a remote tracking station, located near Santa Maria, Calif., operating within theSatellite Control Network. (US Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. JT Armstrong) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 5 October 2022 SpRCO head Kelly Hammett told Breaking Defense in an interview that the
By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 5 October 2022 An antenna for Starlink, which says its users would also be subjected to harmful interference in the U.S. if a plan to deploy 5G in the 12 GHz band goes ahead. Credit: Starlink TAMPA, Fla. — Plans to use a part
By Emma Helfrich, Published by The Warzone, 4 October 2022 Dozens of orphaned RQ-4s will become RangeHawks under the SkyRange program to create a massively flexible, high-tempo test range complex. In August of this year, it was finally confirmed that retired Block 20 and Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawks belonging
