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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Published by Saxavod UK, 11 January 2023 Launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) and SaxaVord Spaceport have today announced their launch operations partnership. RFA will have exclusive access to Launch Pad Fredo for orbital launches, meaning the company’s first launch of its RFA ONE launch system – currently planned
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.
Published by Saxavord Spaceport, 11 January 2023 Launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) and SaxaVord Spaceport have today announced their launch operations partnership. RFA will have exclusive access to Launch Pad Fredo for orbital launches, meaning the company’s first launch of its RFA ONE launch system – currently planned
By Jonathan Amos and Greg Brosnan, Published by the BBC, 11 January, 2023 The failure of the first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil is a setback but not a roadblock to the country's space plans. The rocket suffered an "anomaly" late on Monday night after its release by
By Rebecca Morelle and Jonathan Moss, Published by the BBC, 10 January 2023 The first ever orbital space launch from British soil is getting ready to blast off. Monday's mission will see a repurposed 747 jumbo jet release a rocket over the Atlantic to take nine satellites high above the
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 10 January 2023 SEATTLE — The first flight of ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket failed to reach orbit Jan. 10, the second loss of a commercial small launch vehicle in 24 hours. The company announced it would attempt the launch of RS1 from the
By Andrew Chuter, Published by DefenseNews, 10 January 2023 LONDON — A British attempt to become the first Western European nation to put satellites into space from a base on home soil has failed after the Virgin Orbit launch rocket missed the required orbit. Virgin Orbit officials said Jan. 10
Published by Dronewars UK, 9 January 2023 Tonight’s planned space launch from Newquay ‘spaceport’ is the latest step in a new era of expansion into space by the military with the UK wholeheartedly joining a space arms race which will inevitably lead to greater risk of instability and conflict. Space
