By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 12 October 2021 The Minister for Defence Procurement has started Skynet 6A satellite production at Airbus in Stevenage. Jeremy Quin MP, the UK’s Minister for Defence Procurement, visited Airbus in Stevenage today and pushed the button to start production of the first
By Tory Shepherd, Published by the Guardian, 7 October 2021 Nasa’s Artemis mission to send a crewed vehicle to the moon set to further partnership between the two countries The Aukus agreement will boost collaboration between the United States and Australia in space, Australian space agency chief Enrico Palermo says.
By Malcolm Davies, Published by The Strategist, 6 October 2021 The AUKUS partnership opens up new opportunities for promoting deeper information and technology sharing, integrating security- and defence-related science and technology, and building industrial bases and supply chains. In addition to the momentous decision for Australia to acquire nuclear submarines,
By Alex Lawson, Published by This is Money, 18 September 2021 Rolls-Royce is developing a nuclear reactor that it hopes will be capable of powering mining operations on the Moon and even Mars, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Dave Gordon, head of the company's defence division, said it is
By Doug Messier, Published y Parabolic Arc, 17 September 2021 It seems not everyone is on board with plans by UK governments to spend $25 million to create a spaceport in Cornwall for billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit launch company. Cornwall Live reports Nichola Andersen has written to members of
By Jonathan O’Callaghan,Published by New Scientist, 16 September 2021 Every location on Earth will have hundreds of satellites visible in the night sky, if the launch and operation of mega constellations continues as planned. Mega constellations are vast groups of satellites designed to orbit Earth and beam internet to the
By Victoria Weldon, Published by The Herald, 14 September 2021 Plans for the construction of Scotland’s first spaceport have passed yet another legal hurdle after receiving permission from the Scottish Land Court. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have been given the go-ahead to use land owned by crofters as part
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defence, 13 September 2021 The US intends to support the British effort. WASHINGTON: The United Kingdom is circulating a draft UN resolution that calls for new discussions designed to create international norms and principles for responsible behavior for military activities in space. The proposal, obtained
