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 Alistair Whitfield, Published by The Northern Scot, 20 August 2021 A Moray-based company has welcomed the failure of a legal bid to stop Britain's first spaceport from being built. Orbex, which is based in Forres Enterprise Park, says today's ruling has opened the way for work to push ahead
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 20 August 2021 The push to declassify an existing space weapon is being spearheaded by Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. WASHINGTON: For months, top officials at the Defense Department have been working toward declassifying the existence
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2021 Starlink satellites might soon be involved in 90% of close encounters between two spacecraft in low Earth orbit. Operators of satellite constellations are constantly forced to move their satellites because of encounters with other spacecraft and pieces of space junk. And,
By Brad D. WIlliams, Published by Breaking Defense, 16 August 2021 WASHINGTON: A space race is afoot, and in this brave new interstellar world, experts say concerns remain about the cybersecurity and resiliency — or lack thereof — for constellations of space-based assets and the global networks they enable. And
By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 13 August 2021 WASHINGTON — Astra will introduce an upgraded version of its small launch vehicle on its next flight later this month intended to increase the vehicle’s payload capacity. In an Aug. 12 earning call, Chris Kemp, chief executive of Astra, said
By Jocelyn Timperley, Published by Science Focus, 12 August, 2021 New regulations regarding the environmental impacts of space travel must be put in place to prevent the emergence of a ‘Wild West’ attitude, experts say. Space travel made international headlines in July as both Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Virgin
By Guy Campos, Published by AV Interactive, 11 August 2021 The display will not be viewable from Earth but images will be captured using a “selfie stick” and transmitted for use on streaming platforms. SpaceX, the space rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is to launch a satellite-based advertising display
