May 2020
Iran - emerging space state or threat to world peace?
... production possible in the future. About the author Henk Smid is retired field officer of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, space analyst and publicist of numerous space related articles. He has been advisor to several national and international...
04 September 2019
A near miss as ESA and SpaceX satellites nearly collide
... by the 18th Space Control Squadron of the US Air Force, who monitor objects orbiting in Earth’s skies so that... ESA determined a manoeuvre was not necessary. Then, the U.S. Air Force’s updates showed the probability increased to 1.69e-3 (or more than...
10 January 2023
Virgin Orbit fails to deliver on first launch from UK
... new partnerships and integrated collaboration from a wide range of partners, including the UK Space Agency, the Royal Air Force, the Civil Aviation Authority, the US Federal Aviation Administration, the National Reconnaissance Office, and more, and...
02 July 2019
Orion spacecraft's launch abort test completed successfully
... at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a modified Peacekeeper missile procured through the U.S. Air Force and built by ...composite material that protects the capsule from the heat, air flow and acoustics of the launch, ascent, and abort...
October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... Institute for Research on Innovative Uses of Satellites of University of Toulouse, France; University of Adelaide, Australia; Australian Air Force; Canadian Space Agency, and several private consultants. The Global Space Institute, the International...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
...of orbital motion, resulting in a relatively large drag force which increases the orbital decay rate. Ion-beam shepherd ..., he had a 28-year career in the Royal Canadian Air Force as an Aerospace Controller, concerned with space operations and project...
