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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By Mark Milligan, Published by Heritage Daily, 26 October 2023 A study of declassified imagery taken by Cold War era satellites during the 1960s and 70s has led to the discovery of 396 previously undiscovered Roman forts. The forts are spread across the Syrian Steppe in what is now Syria
From: UK Space Agency, 25 October 2023 Astronauts from the United Kingdom could fly to space on a future Axiom Space mission, thanks to a new agreement signed between the UK Space Agency and the Houston-based space company. The agreement between the UK Space Agency and Axiom Space sets out
An Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome missile defense system attempts to intercept a rocket, fired from the Gaza Strip, over the city of Netivot in southern Israel on Oct. 8. MAHMUD HAMS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES By Anusha Rathi, Published by Foreign Policy, 25 October 2023 The Iron Dome may
The Space Force is buying new satellites to augment the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) strategic communications satellites. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 25 October 2023 A request for proposals is expected in early 2024 for the space segment of the Evolved Strategic
A new space based agreement between Airbus and Northrop Grumman will see the manufacturers share “experience, knowledge and capability” to meet UK SKYNET military satellite requirements (Airbus) By Tim Martin, Published by Breaking Defense, 24 October 2023 Airbus already holds a contract valued at more than £500 million ($610 million)
Varda Space Industries’ Winnebago 1 satellite now orbits, awaiting the go-ahead to return to earth. VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES By Mark Harris, Published by IEEE Spectrum, 24 October 2023 Orbiting lab pioneers space-made medicines—and the red tape needed to land Five hundred kilometers above the Earth, a small spacecraft is waiting patiently
By Maxwell Zeff, Published by Gizmodo, 24 October 2023 Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to undertake its first launch of European satellites equipped with classified technology, specifically for the Galileo system SpaceX has reached a deal to launch four Galileo satellites next year in coordination with the European Space Agency, according
By The Shephard News Team in London, Published by Shephard News, 23 October 2023 A new collaboration between the US and European aviation giants will attempt to unite the space interests of US, UK and European partners via the UK's SKYNET programme. Airbus has signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman
