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 Aanchal Nigam, Published by Republic World, 19 June 2022 The space sector of Western nations is heading towards a war, warned Russian State Space Corporation "Roscosmos" Director General Dmitry Rogozin on Saturday. The space sector of Western nations is "heading towards a war", warned Russian State Space Corporation "Roscosmos"
By Passant Rabie, Published by Gizmodo, 17 June 2022 SpaceX's next generation of Starlink satellites could pose an even greater threat to astronomical observations. Unobstructed views of space are increasingly at risk as SpaceX builds out its Starlink megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. And with the company’s plans to deploy
By Andrea Owe, Published by RUSI, 15 Jun 2022 When expanding into outer space, humanity risks magnifying past mistakes, ones that have triggered a global state of unsustainability. The international community must engage now to ensure strategies for a space era support sustainability on Earth and prepare for a sustainable
By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 15 June 2022 WASHINGTON — When Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman thinks about how the Space Force will train its Guardians and test its systems in the future, he pictures an integrated, digital infrastructure. Saltzman, the service’s deputy chief of space operations, cyber and nuclear,
By Lucas Maaser and Stephanie Verlaan, Published by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, 15 June 2022 Pulling back the veil on Big Tech’s missing moral compass Imagine being instructed by your employer to build a product that will be used to wage war, even end the life of another. Imagine its purpose
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 14 June 2022 The contract will support experiments in optical uplinks and downlinks between satellites in geostationary and low Earth orbits WASHINGTON — BlueHalo won an $11 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a pair of optical laser communications terminals
By Cristian Agatie, Published by autorevolution, 14 June 2022 SpaceX has already launched around 2,000 satellites for its Starlink internet service and is now prepared to take it to the next level. Elon Musk has announced that the company will turn on laser inter-communication between satellites to dramatically reduce latency.
By Stephen Chen Published by South China Morning Post, 13 June 2022 The team ran thousands of simulated space battles in which the hunters developed the ability to ‘trick’ their target Researchers believe there will be no role for humans in this type of conflict, with AI being used to
