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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U.S.airmen assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., transition into the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony at the 621st Contingency Response Wing on Feb. 12, 2021. (Nicholas Pilch/U.S. Air Force) By Rachel S. Cohen, Published by DefenseNews, 4 November 2022 The Space Force has chosen Johns Hopkins University as
‘Bot armies’ are on the march in the Ukraine-Russia war, with automated ‘bot’ accounts sending up to 80% of tweets in the study sample size of over 5-million tweets, with anti-Russia accounts comprising 90.2% of all accounts. Here, shelves of confiscated GSM gateways, containing hundreds of sim cards using the
Published by BBC Newsround, 2 November 2022 A remote bog in Scotland could become the Britain's first 'traditional' spaceport . The peat bog (which just means a soggy area of decaying organic matter - yum) is on the A' Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland, which is in the North-West of Scotland.
Bell Textron and Qarbon Aerospace will provide major components of Virgin Galactic's Delta-class spaceplanes, which Virgin will assemble at an Arizona factory. Credit: Virgin Galactic By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 2 November 2022 WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic will work with two aerospace manufacturers to provide the major components of
By Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Oliver Belcher, Stuart Parkinson, Benjamin Neimark, Doug Weir, Kirstin Ashworth, Reuben Larbi & Oliver Heidrich Published by Nature, 2 November 2022 The world’s militaries are heavy emitters of greenhouse gases. No one knows exactly how much; estimates range between 1% and 5% of global emissions, comparable
Airmen unload a satellite system from an Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., June 2, 2022. U.S. Space Force / Walter Talens By Marcus Weisgerber, Published by Defense One, 1 November 2022 The newest service’s acquisition chief also calls for more fixed-price contracts and
Orbex said Nov. 1 that construction of Spaceport Sutherland, which will host launches of its Prime rocket, will begin "imminently" and be completed some time in 2023. Credit: Orbex By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 1 November 2022 WASHINGTON — Small launch vehicle developer Orbex announced Nov. 1 it had
Published by TASS, 1 November 2022 The resolution drew support from 124 delegations, while 48 voted against it and 9 abstained UNITED NATIONS, November 1. /TASS/. The UN General Assembly First Committee on Tuesday adopted Russia’s draft resolution on Further Practical Measures for the Prevention of an Arms Race in
