By Ian Birrell, Published by the Mail on Sunday, 5 June 2021 Elon Musk hopes to colonise Mars. But first he must overcome a problem on THIS planet – furious families who say his spacecraft are ruining their peaceful homes There cannot be many more idyllic spots for those seeking
From Bruce Gagnon, Published in Organizing Notes, 2 June 2021 Letter from New Zealand requesting support Dear dedicated people of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space,I am so grateful for your work and have read your excellent newsletters which are a vital source of information and
By UK Government, Published 24 May 2021 Satellites and rockets could launch from UK soil in 2022, with spaceports planned for Cornwall, Wales and Scotland. government paves the way for commercial space launches from UK soil with new regulationsplanned spaceport sites across Great Britain to create hundreds of jobs as
By Staff Writers, Published by Space Daily, 20 May 2021 London UK (SPX) - The UK's space sector has seen growth in jobs and income while investing more in research and development, leaving it well-placed to grow strongly as we recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Science Minister Amanda Solloway announced
By Staff Writers, Published by Space Daily, 5 May 2021 Long Beach CA (SPX) - Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson's responsive space company, reports that its UK subsidiary, Virgin Orbit UK Ltd., has signed a new manufacturing agreement with AVS Added Value Solutions UK (AVS) to build the Transportable Ground Operating
By Staff Writers, Published by Space Daily, 1 May 2021 Berlin, Germany (SPX) - Many new satellites are smaller and lighter than ever before. They are usually launched as 'co-passengers' together with other, larger satellites whose operators define the launch conditions. But a distinct class of launcher systems have now
By Murray Horton, Secretary/Organiser, Anti-Bases Campaign, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 April 2021 Rocket Lab started life as a small New Zealand company but is now much bigger and has become the local subsidiary of a US company, with its owners including arms industry behemoths such as Lockheed Martin. It specialises
by Jeff Foust, Published in SpaceNews, 5 April, 2021 WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with small launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems for as many as 58 launches over the next decade, a deal potentially worth several hundred million dollars. The contract, announced April 5, covers up
