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Op-ed | Russian aggression underscores need for greater U.S. space leadership
In light of Russia’s reckless behavior, which even endangered its cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station, the U.S. and European roles in space governance become more imperative.
SES to work with NorthStar on space situational awareness
Satellite operator SES announced March 31 it is working with Canadian startup NorthStar Earth & Space on developing space situational awareness (SSA) data products to support its fleet of communications satellites.
South Australia’s Oculus Observatory hosts passive radar to track space objects
South Australia’s Oculus Observatory, which opened Dec. 9, houses the first in a planned global network of passive radars to track objects in orbit.
US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness
“What we urgently need is ‘eyes’ to look at what’s happening in outer space,” said ROK Air Force Col. Park Ki-tae, inaugural chief of the air force’s Space Operations Center, during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2021.
Tyvak satellite on SpaceX rideshare mission carries tiny space telescope
The Tyvak-0130 rideshare payload that flew to orbit May 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 carries a miniature space telescope for possible commercial use.
Germany’s space agency selects Lockheed Martin’s traffic management software
Lockheed Martin’s space traffic management software will be used by Germany’s space agency.
With Air Force funding, Numerica deploys telescopes to monitor space in broad daylight
Numerica is deploying new ground-based telescopes that can observe orbiting satellites in broad daylight.
Bluestaq wins $280 million Space Force contract to expand space data catalog
Bluestaq received a $280 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to expand the Unified Data Library of space objects.
Japan budgets a record $4.14 billion for space activities
In response to the reignited global space race, Japan is planning a record space budget of 449.6 billion yen ($4.14 billion) in the fiscal year 2021, up 23.1 percent over the current fiscal year that ends March 30, according to draft budget documents.
Space Command to expand network of allies that help monitor orbital traffic
Space Command is looking to expand its network of data-sharing partners as activities in space grow.
Comspoc embraces startup mentality after AGI spinoff
ow that it’s spun out of Analytical Graphics Inc., Comspoc operates more like a startup focused on space situational awareness, space domain awareness and space traffic coordination and management than a corporate business unit.
U.S. Space Command announces improvements in space debris tracking
The 18th Space Control Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base is now providing “more meaningful” data on approximately 25,000 space objects.
L3Harris gets $119 million Space Force contract for deep-space telescopes
The contract is to upgrade and expand the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System that track objects in geostationary orbits.
European Commission agrees to reduced space budget
The European Commission slashed its space budget for the next seven years, agreeing to a maximum of 13.2 billion ($15.2 billion) focused mainly on continuing the Galileo and Copernicus satellite programs.
U.S. Space Command signs space data sharing agreement with Peru
The agreement was signed last week between Maj. Gen. Javier Tuesta Marquez, of Peru's space agency, and Rear Adm. Marcus Hitchcock of U.S. Space Command.
U.S. Space Force deploying surveillance telescope in Australia
The telescope was designed to track and identify debris and satellites more than 22,000 miles above Earth.
Palantir to provide data and software services to U.S. Space Force
The contract is for a project called Kobayashi Maru, an effort to replace decades-old space command-and-control systems with modern software apps.
FCC urged to delay vote on new space debris regulations
The leaders of the House Science Committee are asking the Federal Communications Commission to delay an April 23 vote to introduce stricter space debris regulations opposed by the satellite industry.
Op-ed | The FCC’s space safety order: we all need to mitigate collision risk
What a tragic irony if continued access to space is lost as a consequence of lower launch and spacecraft costs. The U.S. is the global space leader and has more to lose than any other nation from diminished access. That’s why the FCC on April 23 is about to adopt new space safety rules for non-geosynchronous orbit (NGSO) satellites that minimize that possibility. The Commission should be applauded for their thorough work and conclusions.
Numerica expands space surveillance services aimed at satellite operators
The Fort Collins, Colorado-based startup has expanded its telescope network with new sites
