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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Published by FCC News, 2 October 2023 Settles Investigation of DISH for Failing to Comply with Deorbiting Plan WASHINGTON — The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today announced asettlement of its investigation into DISH for failure to properly deorbit its EchoStar-7 satellite.This marks a first in space debris enforcement by the Commission,
By Charles Q Choi, Published by IEEE, 2 October 2023 Lasers could one day relay power to remote areas, or even from orbital arrays Instead of using wires to deliver power, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), part of the U.S. Department of Defense, wants to wirelessly beam power
An image of the BlueWalker 3 satellite. (Image credit: Michael Tzukran) By Monisha Ravisetti, Published by Space.com, 2 October 2023 "It is unacceptably bright for many sky observers around the world." On Monday (Oct. 2), scientists with the International Astronomical Union announced that one of the brightest objects visible in
Published by Sky News, 2 October 2023 Satellite TV provider DISH will pay $150,000 for failing to properly de-orbit its EchoStar-7 satellite, America's Federal Communications Commission says. A company has been fined by the US government for leaving junk in space. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first space
By Rick Tumlinson, Published by Space.com, 2 October 2023 The potential for conflict beyond Earth is coming. It's been reported that United States Space Force Commander Gen. Chance Saltzman surveyed the Force's members to develop a mission statement for America's newest military branch. Aside from the novelty of crowdsourcing soldiers
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite is 693 square feet in size.Image: AST Mobile via Business Wire By Justine Calma, Published by The Verge, 2 October 2023 The enormous, next-generation communications satellite BlueWalker 3 has become one of the brightest objects visible in the night sky, according to new research
Published by AFCEA, 1 October 2023 Research with robotized bird cadavers could benefit the aviation industry. Researchers at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology who have converted dead birds into flying drones are now considering the possibility of adding an array of technologies, including cameras, fifth-generation (5G) mobile
Published by CGTN, 1 October 2023 China plans to launch the newly developed relay satellite Queqiao-2 (Magpie Bridge-2) in the first half of 2024 to support communications between its next lunar mission, Chang'e-6, and Earth, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday. Queqiao-2 will be used to forward
