By Jason Rainbow, Published in SpaceNews, 19 March 2021 TAMPA, Fla. — The UK Space Agency will partly fund the development of an in-orbit telemetry relay system called InRange, which will use British satellite operator Inmarsat’s L-band constellation to guide rocket launches. Inmarsat says that InRange will reduce launch providers’
by Mariella Moon, published by yahoo!finance, 19 March 2021 SpaceX already has over 1,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, but that's just a tiny fraction of the full constellation the company plans to deploy. While it originally asked the FCC for permission to launch 12,000 satellites, it could have as many
By Marian Faa and Prianka Srinvasan, Published by ABC News, 18 March 2021 The head of the US Navy's Indo-Pacific Command is urging Congress to build a new missile defence base in the Pacific as part of a larger strategy to counter China's military threat to the region. Key points: The Indo-Pacific
by Nivell Rayda, Published by Channel News Asia, 18 March 2021 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) said the benefits of the country's first spaceport in Biak, Papua, are greater than the downsides, while locals are divided over the project. The planned rocket launch site will be located
By Staff Writers, Published in Space Daily, 18 March 2021 Washington DC (SPX) - After completing a comprehensive review, the FAA approved the renewal of two Launch Operator Licenses for Orbital Sciences, LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman. The licenses are valid for five years and authorize the company to
by C. Todd Lopez for DoD News, Published by Spacewar, 17 March 2021 Washington DC (AFNS) - As the Space Development Agency builds out the National Defense Space Architecture, it looks to a biannual "warfighter council" to provide guidance about what is actually important to those who will use the
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 16 March 2021 The UK is planning to establish a new Space Command by Summer 2021. The 100-page Integrated Review document sets out the UK’s national security and foreign policy approach. The following is an excerpt from the document. “Since 2010, space
by Karl Grossman, Published by Counterpunch, 15 March 2021 Demonstrations will be held this coming Friday and Saturday protesting the deployment of 5G—a technology that, among other issues, presents huge health risks by blanketing the Earth with radiation resulting in cancer and other illnesses, encourages satellite collisions generating space debris,
