By Jaroslaw Adamowski, Published by SpaceNews, 18 March 2022 On its third operational mission, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne placed seven cubesats into a 500-kilometer orbit at an inclination of 45 degrees. Credit: Virgin Orbit WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to secure a domestic launch capability, the Polish Space Agency (POLSA)
By Scott Ikeda, Published by CPO Magazine, 17 March 2022 A cyber attack that disrupted international satellite internet and TV provider Viasat is being investigated by French, United States and Ukrainian intelligence services as a potential action by Russian hackers. The service interruption began on the morning of February 24
By Andrew Griffin, Published by The Independent, 17 March 2022 Europe has suspended its ExoMars mission to the red planet, the space agency has announced. The European Space Agency said that it was now “impossible” to work with its Russian counterpart on launching the flight in 2022. As such, it
By Juliette Collen, Published by Space War, 4 March 2022 Paris (AFP) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had repercussions not just around the world but beyond it, bringing to a grinding halt joint space projects between Moscow and the West that began in the aftermath of the Cold War.
By Ian Thomsen, Northeastern University, Published by Phys Org, 4 March 2022 Will the Russian war on Ukraine lead to the demise of the International Space Station (ISS)? Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, says Western sanctions resulting from its invasion of Ukraine have led Russia to question its commitment to
By Staff Writers, Published by Space War, 3 March2022 Moscow (Sputnik) - It was earlier claimed that a hacker group called "NB65" had "shut down" the control centre of Russia's space agency Roscosmos. Attempts by hackers to attack Russian satellites are "casus belli", said Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin. "I want
By Stewart Brash, Emma Haskin, Published by ABC, 3 March 2022 Key points: The Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap is situated on the outskirts of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory The base is thought to be playing a crucial role in gathering intelligence on Russia's attack on Ukraine Experts say Pine Gap is
By Mike Wall, Published by space.com, 3 March 2022 An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches 36 OneWeb internet satellites into orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 27, 2021. OneWeb has halted launches from Baikonur in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and demands that Russia placed on
