The 'Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space' (also known as the 'Global Network' or the 'GN') is an international network of organisations and individuals who are concerned about the militarisation and exploitation of space. When the US Space Force was established in 2019 President Trump said that it marked “a big moment”
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The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA) By Kate Ravilious, Published by The Guardian, 1 May 2025 Aluminium emissions from satellites as they fall to Earth and burn up is becoming
GSSAP (Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 April 2025 WASHINGTON — In a significant departure from traditional defense procurement practices, the U.S. Space Force is moving to replace its specialized military satellites used for geostationary surveillance with systems built and operated by commercial
A Soyuz-2.1V rocket launches three Cosmos satellites / screenshot from video By Reuters, Published by The Guardian, 26 April 2025 Data indicates the Cosmos 2553 – which US officials claim is aiding Moscow’s development of nuclear anti-satellite weapon – may no longer be functional A secretive Russian satellite in space
The International Space Station has been continuously occupied for over 25 years By Laura M., Published by Union Rayo, 25 April 2029 The International Space Station (ISS) is going through its most complicated stage since it began exploring space in 1998. The safety committee that advises NASA has been very
By Sophie Church, Published by Politics Home, 21 April 2025 To the anguish of the space industry, the UK is the only country to have successfully developed, and then abandoned, a satellite launch capability. That was over 50 years ago. But with the nature of conflict evolving, nowadays government is taking space
Starlink dish on a roof. Image credit: Shutterstock. By Raquel, Published by El Adelantado, 20 April 2025 Both China and Russia are now actively developing systems dubbed “Starlink Killers”—technologies designed to disrupt or disable Elon Musk’s Starlink and Starshield satellites, which have become vital tools for military communication, especially in
Space based interceptors - Los Alamos National Laboratory via Aerospace Projects Review By Taras Safronov, Published by Militarnyi, 19 April 2025 The United States already has the technology to begin developing space-based interceptor missiles capable of engaging intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). However, defense contractors are waiting for clear guidance from
(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Audry Decker, Published by Defense One, 18 April 2025 As Trump envisions “our manifest destiny into the stars,” the Space Force is set to play a key role in America’s space ambitions. When President Donald Trump signed the Space Force into existence, he hailed
