Space
New Zealand and US sign space deal
The New Zealand and United States governments have signed a framework agreement that they hope will drive further opportunities in space and enable closer collaboration with NASA
Interview: Melissa Thorpe, Spaceport Cornwall
As the CEO of Spaceport Cornwall, Melissa Thorpe talks to Mark Broadbent about the facility’s work and ambitious long-term plans
James Webb Space Telescope tech update
The James Webb Space Telescope is about to start unlocking the secrets of the universe. Mark Broadbent hears from NASA project participant Lee Feinberg
Command and conquer: Developing C2 capabilities for space
Recent threats to commercial and military activities in space have prompted the United States and its allies to found new military command structures to provide enhanced command and control in the space domain, as tensions with Russia and China increase
ESA astronaut: Militarisation of space a concern
The increased militarisation of space is a concern for future international co-operation in the domain, according to a serving European Space Agency astronaut
Space accelerator: The Leo Programme
The UK Space Agency’s Leo programme aims to get space entrepreneurs up and running. Tom Batchelor takes a closer look
Pulsar demonstrates UK-built rocket engine
UK nuclear fusion firm Pulsar Fusion has developed and tested its first launch-capable, high power chemical rocket engine
First Airbus-built Inmarsat-6 satellite shipped to Japan
The first Airbus-built Inmarsat-6, I-6 F1, satellite has been shipped from Airbus
in Toulouse to Tanegashima in Japan ready
for launch
Blue Skies Space releases satellite renderings
Space-science-as-a-service firm Blue Skies Space has released renderings of Twinkle, its independent space science satellite
ANA signs MOU with Virgin
ANA Holdings, owner of ANA All Nippon Airways, is to be the exclusive distributor of Asia’s first air-launch service