Published by The BBC, 15 March 2023 A Cornwall-based satellite and space company has bought two American teleports to help increase its satellite coverage. Goonhilly Earth Station said it hoped the move would boost Cornwall's presence in the international satellite communication market. The site on the Lizard is the world's
By Mark Johnson, Published by ISPreview, 27 February 2023 Elon Musk’s SpaceX will today attempt to launch the first batch of its second generation “V2 Mini” (Bus F9-2) ultrafast broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which add a bunch of new features that should help to improve the service
By Kevin George, Published by Investopedia, 27 February 2023 Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE), the world's first publicly traded space tourism company, likely lost over $100 million in the fourth quarter as operating costs surged and the company geared up to begin commercial operations. Analysts expect to see a year-on-year
By Chris Young, Published by Interesting Engineering, 9 February 2023 The new technology will help ESA quickly remove satellites from orbit to tackle the growing space debris problem. The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully deployed a braking sail designed to deorbit a small satellite, according to a release. The sail
Published by Statista Research Department, 6 February, 2023 In 2022, global government expenditure for space programs hit a record of approximately 103 billion U.S. dollars. The United States Government spent almost 62 billion U.S. dollars on its space programs in 2022, making it the country with the highest space expenditure
By Christopher Stone, Published by The Space Review, 30 January 2023 In September 2022, the Defense Policy Board met for “classified deliberations” on how China’s “fractional orbital bombardment systems and space-to-ground weapons could impact U.S. deterrence and strategic stability.” These systems were demonstrated in August 2021 when China launched a
By Alexandra Witze, Published by Nature, 11 January 2023 2022 was a record year for space with 180 successful rocket launches to orbit — the most ever, and 44 more than in 2021. The launches were dominated by rockets from US company SpaceX and from the Chinese government and businesses.
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
