Cllr Louis Gardner pictured in front of the failed LauncherOne rocket at Newquay's Spaceport while he was cabinet member for the economy (Pic from Cornwall Council video) By Lee Trewhela, Published by The Packet, 30 April 2025 Cornwall Council has withdrawn £200,000 government funding to the Spaceport at Newquay airport
GSSAP (Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 April 2025 WASHINGTON — In a significant departure from traditional defense procurement practices, the U.S. Space Force is moving to replace its specialized military satellites used for geostationary surveillance with systems built and operated by commercial
A Soyuz-2.1V rocket launches three Cosmos satellites / screenshot from video By Reuters, Published by The Guardian, 26 April 2025 Data indicates the Cosmos 2553 – which US officials claim is aiding Moscow’s development of nuclear anti-satellite weapon – may no longer be functional A secretive Russian satellite in space
The International Space Station has been continuously occupied for over 25 years By Laura M., Published by Union Rayo, 25 April 2029 The International Space Station (ISS) is going through its most complicated stage since it began exploring space in 1998. The safety committee that advises NASA has been very
By Sophie Church, Published by Politics Home, 21 April 2025 To the anguish of the space industry, the UK is the only country to have successfully developed, and then abandoned, a satellite launch capability. That was over 50 years ago. But with the nature of conflict evolving, nowadays government is taking space
Starlink dish on a roof. Image credit: Shutterstock. By Raquel, Published by El Adelantado, 20 April 2025 Both China and Russia are now actively developing systems dubbed “Starlink Killers”—technologies designed to disrupt or disable Elon Musk’s Starlink and Starshield satellites, which have become vital tools for military communication, especially in
Space based interceptors - Los Alamos National Laboratory via Aerospace Projects Review By Taras Safronov, Published by Militarnyi, 19 April 2025 The United States already has the technology to begin developing space-based interceptor missiles capable of engaging intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). However, defense contractors are waiting for clear guidance from
Impression of Space based interceptors: Los Alamos National Laboratory via Aerospace Projects Review By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 18 April 2025 Defense companies are eager to stake claims in Trump’s Golden Dome vision. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—As defense contractors await firm direction from the Pentagon on Golden Dome, executives
