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 Theresa Hitchens, Published in Breaking Defense - 15 January, 2021 CBO estimates that developing F-35-launched boost-phase interceptors to defend against North Korean ballistic missiles would cost $25 billion to $40 billion to develop, with an additional $10 billion to $20 billion a year to operate. WASHINGTON: Pentagon investment in
by Jeff FoustPublished in Space News - 14 January, 2021 WASHINGTON — OneWeb says it’s drastically reducing the size of a proposed next-generation satellite constellation originally envisioned to have nearly 48,000 satellites. In a Jan. 12 filing with the Federal Communications Commission, OneWeb sought permission to amend an application filed
By: Aaron Mehta, Published in Defense News - 13 January, 2021 WASHINGTON — In the waning days of his administration, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at pushing the Department of Defense toward quickly developing and producing small nuclear reactors for military use — and to
by Jeff Foust, Published in Space News - 13 January, 2021 WASHINGTON — SpaceX secured contracts Jan. 13 for the launches of a commercial lunar lander mission backed by NASA as well as a privately funded satellite to track methane emissions. Intuitive Machines announced that it selected SpaceX for the
By Jillian Ambrose, Published in the Guardian - 12 January 2021 Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency hope to ‘revolutionise space travel’ with deal to build nuclear propulsion engines British spacecraft could travel to Mars in half the time it now takes by using nuclear propulsion engines built by Rolls-Royce under
By Kate Duffy, Published in Business Insider - 11 January 2021 The UK has given the green light for SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, and users in the country have already received their kit for the company's public beta test. Ofcom granted Elon Musk's aerospace company authorization for Starlink in
by Jeff Foust, Published in Space News - January 9, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission will allow SpaceX to launch 10 Starlink satellites into polar orbit on an upcoming mission, but deferred a decision on a much broader modification of SpaceX’s license. In an order published Jan. 8,
by Sandra Erwin, Published in SpaceNews, 8 January, 2020 The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency foresaw the commercial space boom and recognized an opportunity. Ventures flush with private capital are gearing up to build large constellations of small satellites in low Earth orbit to provide low-latency communications at competitive
