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 Ryan Boetal, Published by Albuquerque Journal, 15 September 2021 Air Force Research Laboratory officials last week broke ground on a $6 million, high-tech “war-gaming” facility that will be used to research and analyze futuristic laser weapons on Kirtland Air Force Base. The new Wargaming and Advanced Research Simulation, or
By Janani Whitfield, Published by CBC Canada, 14 September 2021 If the launch of thousands of artificial satellites goes ahead as planned, future generations may have to start singing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little StarLink,' a possibility that has one astronomy professor chilled. Humans have long turned to the night sky to see natural
By Walter Pincus, Published by The Cipher Brief, 14 September 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. Pincus spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from nuclear weapons to politics. He is the author of Blown
By Victoria Weldon, Published by The Herald, 14 September 2021 Plans for the construction of Scotland’s first spaceport have passed yet another legal hurdle after receiving permission from the Scottish Land Court. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have been given the go-ahead to use land owned by crofters as part
By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 10 September 2021 WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense is looking to industry for nuclear-powered propulsion technology to drive its spacecraft, freeing them from the low-energy limitations of current electric and solar-based propulsion systems. Those traditional systems have largely served government space systems well.
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defence, 13 September 2021 The US intends to support the British effort. WASHINGTON: The United Kingdom is circulating a draft UN resolution that calls for new discussions designed to create international norms and principles for responsible behavior for military activities in space. The proposal, obtained
From: UK Ministry of Defence, Published by Press Release, 10 September 2021 Programme TALOS, overseen by Strategic Command’s innovation hub (jHub), helps to rapidly bring new technology into defence. A £3.8-million contract to trial an advanced base defence system has been awarded to the American company Anduril Industries through Strategic
Flight test vehicle ADA was launched from Benbecula Airport By Steven McKenzie, BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands Reporter, Published by the BBC, 9 September 2021 Scotland's space industry says it wants to operate in an environmentally-friendly way. But with plans lodged for several space ports, bringing the prospect of more
