Secure World Foundation (SWF) has released updated versions of eleven fact sheets related to counterspace capabilities that cover ASAT testing in space, RPOs conducted in Earth orbit, and the X-37B Orbital […]
Space Sustainability
Orbex’s facilities’ footprint expands 30% for UK mainland’s first vertical rocket launch
UK-based spaceflight company, Orbex, has extended its footprint by over thirty percent across its Scottish and Danish design and production facilities, in preparation for the launch of its Prime rocket. […]
Arianespace’s Vega C to launch Clear Space’s first active debris removal mission
Arianespace and ClearSpace signed a launch contract for ClearSpace-1, the first active debris removal mission that will capture and deorbit a derelict space debris of 112 kg. The launch, scheduled […]
Major space companies call on governments to adopt ‘highway code’ to combat space junk
A coalition of space experts is urging space operators and global governments to adopt a landmark publication aimed at tackling the “rapidly increasing” risk of space junk collisions. Inmarsat is […]
Secure World Foundation’s webinar to reveal Space Sustainability Research Fellows: Research & Finding
Thursday, March 6, 2023(Virtual)The first cohort of SWF Space Sustainability Research Fellows will present their research and findings on ‘space as a global commons’ and ‘polycentric approaches to space governance’ […]
AWS announces 2023 AWS Space Accelerator to advance global space sustainability
AWS has announced their 2023 AWS Space Accelerator to advance global space sustainability. Now in its third year, the AWS Space Accelerator is a hybrid technical, business, and mentorship opportunity […]
No more crash, boom, bang in space — European NewSpace companies plan AI-based space traffic management solutions
Three European NewSpace companies, Neuraspace, Ienai Space, and EnduroSat have partnered for Europe’s first orbital demonstration of a collision avoidance system based on artificial intelligence (AI). Their aim is to […]
NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. Series C funding round closes US$35M round lead by Cartesian Capital Group, LLC
NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. (“NorthStar”) continues to accelerate its space-based Space Situational Awareness (“SSA”) services with the closing of this US$35M Series C funding round with US-based private equity […]
NASA awards contract for Webb Telescope operations maintenance
NASA has selected Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Redondo Beach, California, to support the James Webb Space Telescope Phase E – Operations and Sustainment contract. The contract is a sole […]
Secure World Foundation (SWF) offers an all new podcast series — Part 1: Investing + Space Sustainability
This new SWF podcast is Part 1 of their Occasional Series on Space Sustainability. As part of their on-going effort to reach wider audiences, SWF has now launched this new, […]