By Jaroslaw Adamowski, Published by DefenseNews, 28 December 2022 WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Defence Ministry has signed a deal to acquire two observation satellites from French company Airbus. The deal is part of Poland’s efforts to boost its military reconnaissance capacities following Russia’s invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. Polish Defence
By Sarah Scoles, Published by Undark, 26 December 2021 The military is launching a fleet of small, interconnected satellites to collect data, track missiles, and aim weapons Sometime this coming March, a network of 10 small satellites winged with solar panels is scheduled to launch into Earth’s low orbit. Though
The unknown history of the CIA and NSA in Norway The author of this book is Bård Wormdal, an award winning author, filmmaker and journalist from Norway who specialises in intelligence and warfare. He has worked for NRK, Norway's largest mediahouse, for more than 30 years. Bård also published "The
By Sandra Erwin and Debra Werner, Published by SpaceNews, 23 December 2022 Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine was the biggest story of 2022. Aside from reviving Cold War fears of nuclear war and playing havoc with energy markets, it’s been a black swan event for a space industry still adjusting
By Harry Baker, Published by Live Science, 6 December 2022 The International Astronomical Union has issued a warning over the newly launched BlueWalker 3 satellite, which is causing interference for both optical and radio telescopes.A giant new communications satellite that outshines almost all the stars in the night sky is
By Michael J. L. Brown, Published by The Conversation, 1 December 2022 The night sky is a shared wilderness. On a dark night, away from the city lights, you can see the stars in the same way as your ancestors did centuries ago. You can see the Milky Way and
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 30 November 2022 WFOV will operate as an early warning satellite to detect ballistic missile launches WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has received initial images from a new missile-warning satellite launched in July, Millennium Space Systems announced Nov. 29. The Boeing-owned company is
By Fantine Gardiner, Published by Sputnik News, 29 November 2022 Elon Musk has laid out plans to launch tens of thousands of small satellites into orbit to facilitate the Starlink global high-speed internet service, but the proposal has raised eyebrows of many space-faring countries, including the US military. A study
