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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Every October the GN calls for global actions to support "Keep Space for Peace Week"
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By Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 30 July 2023 It's taken just shy of 20 years but Sir Richard Branson has finally begun commercial operations with his Virgin Galactic rocket plane, Unity. The vehicle soared high over the New Mexico desert on Thursday to enable three Italians to conduct
By Joseph Menn, Published by The Washington Post, 30 June 2023 A satellite communications system serving the Russian military was knocked offline by a cyberattack late Wednesday and remained mostly down on Thursday, in an incident reminiscent of an attack on a similar system used by Ukraine at the start
The Space Development Agency will begin launching its first operational data transport satellites in 2024, part of the Space Force’s effort to build a space version of the internet. (Image: Northrop Grumman) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 29 June 2023 The plan is to grant two contractors Other
iRocket conducted a test of its booster rocket engine under a 2020 Air Force contract. Credit: iRocket By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 28 June 2023 The $1.8 million agreement with the U.S. Space Systems Command is a Tactical Funding Increase, or TACFI WASHINGTON — Innovative Rocket Technologies, known as
U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. David Miller, U.S. Space Command Director, Operations, Training and Force Development, addressed Academic Fair attendees at the USSPACECOM inaugural event, Mar. 8, 2022, held at the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon Club. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.) By Theresa Hitchens, Published
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 26 June 2023 The UK Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) in effect will extend the time the SPACECOM can keep tabs on satellites, especially those owned by adversaries, and dangerous space debris. WASHINGTON — The UK military has stood up
A camouflaged Ukrainian military pilot is seen in the field as the Army of Drones announces the second stage of the UAV pilot training that will see 10,000 military personnel learn how to fly the drones and join the Defence Forces with new skills Volodymyr Tarasov / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via
A suborbital version of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket launched for the first time June 17, demonstrating its utility to support hypersonic testing. (NASA/Patrick Black) By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 20 June 2023 WASHINGTON — A U.S. Defense Department program aimed at increasing the frequency of hypersonic testing launched its
