By Franklin Okeke, published by Computing, 2 September 2025 Brussels accelerates satellite security plans after suspected Russian interference The European Union plans to deploy more satellites in low Earth orbit to shore up its ability to detect GPS interference of the type exhibited on the attack on EU Commission President
Portugal's Atlantic Space Consortium launch site under construction.(Image credit: Atlantic Space Consortium) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2025 Portugal's space ambitions grow as Atlantic Spaceport Consortium secures approval to operate the nation's first launch center in the mid-Atlantic Portugal has taken a significant step in its space
By Timiebi Aganaba, Adam Fish, Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, Tony Milligan,Published by The Conversation, 21 July 2025 “India is on the Moon,” S. Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, announced in August 2023. The announcement meant India had joined the short list of countries to have visited the Moon,
An image of how a RFA launch could look: Credit Rocket Factory Augsburg By Martin Smith, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 11 April 2025 Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is determined to debut its RFA One rocket by the end of this year. Applying industrialization techniques to building low-cost, high-performance rockets, the
The Pentagon is basing its future space-based architecture on optical communications technology. Credit: Steven Puetzer/Getty Images By Vivienne Machi, Published by Aviation Week, 25 March 2025 Today’s satellites collect more data than can be efficiently transmitted via traditional radio-frequency methods. As governments and companies build constellations with hundreds or even
By Ivan Hrinko, Published by Universe Magazine, 6 January 2025 French satellite operator Eutelsat experienced an unexpected failure just after New Year’s Eve that lasted more than 48 hours. The failure occurred due to a miscalculation in accounting for leap year. This affected the operation of OneWeb satellites, which resumed Internet services
Galileo satellite, Image: ESA By Jeff Froust, Published by Space News, 1 December 2024 WASHINGTON — The new European Union commissioner responsible for space says he will focus on improving European competitiveness and security in space, including passage of a long-delayed space law. Andrius Kubilius formally started his tenure as
Service members from the U.S. and Polish armies walk to the site of a Patriot missile system near Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland in 2018. Two U.S. Patriot missile batteries were dispatched to Poland, March 9, 2022. (Aaron Good/U.S. Army) By Sreya Mundhra, Published by Firstpost, 24 May 2024 The European sky
