European journey to Mars suspended as war in Ukraine makes Russian flight ‘impossible’, space agency says

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

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Thousands of satellite internet users across Europe were disconnected from the internet by a cyber-event, experts suspect a cyber attack.

By Pierluigi Pagannini, Published by Security Affairs, 5 March 2022 Orange confirmed that “nearly 9,000 subscribers” of a satellite internet service provided by its subsidiary Nordnet in France were offline following a “cyber event” that took place on February 24 at Viasat, the US giant satellite operator that provides services

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Pine Gap in Alice Springs likely gathering intelligence about Russia’s next moves in Ukraine

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

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