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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By Nicholas Francoeur, Published by Payload Space, 28 September 2023 This opinion piece is written by Nicholas Francoeur, an active-duty officer in the US Space Force. Most recently, he was the director of LEO and GEO operations, and was previously a senior range operations commander at Cape Canaveral. These views
An artist's illustration of AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 mobile phone service satellite in orbit. (Image credit: Nokia/AST SpaceMobile) By Nicola Davis, Published by The Guardian, 2 October 2023 At its peak BlueWalker 3, which resembles a Tetris block, is as bright as two of brightest stars in night sky The
Clouds roll over the Thule Tracking Station, known as callsign "POGO," operated by the 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1, at Thule Air Base, now known as Pituffik Space Base, in Greenland, in 2022. POGO is the northernmost unit of seven worldwide tracking stations in the Satellite Control Network. A
Published by FCC News, 2 October 2023 Settles Investigation of DISH for Failing to Comply with Deorbiting Plan WASHINGTON — The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today announced asettlement of its investigation into DISH for failure to properly deorbit its EchoStar-7 satellite.This marks a first in space debris enforcement by the Commission,
By Charles Q Choi, Published by IEEE, 2 October 2023 Lasers could one day relay power to remote areas, or even from orbital arrays Instead of using wires to deliver power, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), part of the U.S. Department of Defense, wants to wirelessly beam power
An image of the BlueWalker 3 satellite. (Image credit: Michael Tzukran) By Monisha Ravisetti, Published by Space.com, 2 October 2023 "It is unacceptably bright for many sky observers around the world." On Monday (Oct. 2), scientists with the International Astronomical Union announced that one of the brightest objects visible in
Published by Sky News, 2 October 2023 Satellite TV provider DISH will pay $150,000 for failing to properly de-orbit its EchoStar-7 satellite, America's Federal Communications Commission says. A company has been fined by the US government for leaving junk in space. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first space
By Rick Tumlinson, Published by Space.com, 2 October 2023 The potential for conflict beyond Earth is coming. It's been reported that United States Space Force Commander Gen. Chance Saltzman surveyed the Force's members to develop a mission statement for America's newest military branch. Aside from the novelty of crowdsourcing soldiers
