By Lucas Maaser and Stephanie Verlaan, Published by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, 15 June 2022 Pulling back the veil on Big Tech’s missing moral compass Imagine being instructed by your employer to build a product that will be used to wage war, even end the life of another. Imagine its purpose
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 14 June 2022 The contract will support experiments in optical uplinks and downlinks between satellites in geostationary and low Earth orbits WASHINGTON — BlueHalo won an $11 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a pair of optical laser communications terminals
By Cristian Agatie, Published by autorevolution, 14 June 2022 SpaceX has already launched around 2,000 satellites for its Starlink internet service and is now prepared to take it to the next level. Elon Musk has announced that the company will turn on laser inter-communication between satellites to dramatically reduce latency.
By Stephen Chen Published by South China Morning Post, 13 June 2022 The team ran thousands of simulated space battles in which the hunters developed the ability to ‘trick’ their target Researchers believe there will be no role for humans in this type of conflict, with AI being used to
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 12 June 2022 This new procurement of satellites – known as the NExT experimental testbed – replaces a previous SDA program called T1DES WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency is looking to acquire as many as 10 satellites to host military payloads for experiments
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 9 June 2022 The payloads are scheduled to lift off in 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced June 8 it delivered the first of two military communications payloads that will launch
By Dave Webb and Peter BurtPublished by Dronewars UK and CND, 9 June 2022 Drone Wars UK and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) have come together to produce a new briefing that looks at the UK’s emerging military space programme and considers the governance, environmental, and ethical issues involved.
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 7 June 2022 The two shoebox-sized CubeSats will each carry five miniature sensors, two provided by the Naval Research Lab and three by the UK Defence Science and Technology Lab. WASHINGTON: The historic first space launch from British territory slated for this summer
