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. Air Force crews set up satellite communications equipment at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Credit: U.S. Air Force By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 7 September 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force should overhaul its current approach to procuring commercial satellite communications services, the RAND Corp. recommends in a
By Andrew Parsonson, Published by European Spaceflight, 7 September 2023 After its latest successful test campaign, HyImpulse has qualified its HyPLOX-75 hybird rocket motor for flight. The qualification of the motor brings the company one step closer to the maiden flight of its suborbital SR75 rocket. The single-stage suborbital rocket
Frank Kendall, Air For secretary, speaks at the annual Air Force Association conference in Sept. 2021. (AFA) By Michael Marrow, Published by Breaking Defense, 6 September 2023 Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's letter didn’t specify what “broader and more comprehensive” changes officials are examining, though he did
By Ian DeMartino, Published by Sputnik, 6 September 2023 The first pilotless vehicles were developed by the United Kingdom and the United States during World War I but they were not used during the conflict. Reconnaissance drones were first used on a mass scale in Vietnam. However, deadly drone use
“We saw what Greta Thunberg did for the climate change debate,” Rebecca Everden, space director in the U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said in June at the Secure World Foundation’s Summit for Space Sustainability in New York. “We need a Greta for space sustainability. If somebody out there
By Gordon Corera, Published by the BBC, 6 September 2023 Ukraine cyber-operators are being deployed on the front lines of the war, duelling close-up with their Russian counterparts in a new kind of high-tech battle. "We have people who are directly involved in combat," says Illia Vitiuk, the head of
Atlas V551 rocket ready for launch at Cape Canaveral carrying Silent Barker payload By Sebastian Roblin, Published by Popular Mechanics, 5 September 2023 Welcome to this cutthroat game of spy vs. spy. The U.S. is growing worried about the increasing number of so-called inspector satellites launched into space by China
By Paula Thornhill, Published by Defense One, 5 September 2023 It doesn’t do organized violence—and shouldn’t pretend that it does. The nearly-four-year-old Space Force has taken pains to emphasize its uniqueness as a military service, especially vis-à-vis the Air Force. Leaders have introduced new uniforms, organizational structure, fitness test, enlisted
