Tag: Space

Five Priorities for Advancing NATO’s Space Mission (Anca Agachi, Shaan Shaikh, Bruce McClintock – RAND)

NATO has been throttling up its efforts in the space domain. In relatively fast order, the alliance has moved from recognizing the growing role...

The Route to Success for the SDR is Through Space (Matthew Savill – RUSI)

The presence in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) of a section on space alongside the land, sea, maritime, and cyber & electromagnetic domains represents...

China tests quantum gear on rocket to build unbreakable, secure comms link (Interesting Engineering)

China has performed a key test on a quantum-based network that could provide ultra-secure communications from space. The test took place during the two-minute...

Amid Trump, Musk blowup, canceling SpaceX contracts could cripple DoD launch program (Theeresa Hitchens – Breaking Defense)

If President Donald Trump were to follow through on his threat today to cancel all government contracts with billionaire Elon Musk, it would likely...

Russia’s new Cosmos satellite orbiting near US sat, piques ASAT fears (Theresa Hitchens – Breaking Defense)

Russia’s newest satellite in its low Earth orbit (LEO) Cosmos series is in orbit near an unnamed US government satellite, according to US Space...

NATO aims to bolster investments in space, intelligence sharing (Theresa Hitchens – Breaking Defense)

NATO is working to up its game when it comes to intelligence gathering and sharing, in particular increasing investment in space capabilities, a senior...

Securing the space-based assets of NATO members from cyberattacks (Julia Cournoyer – Chatham House)

The increased dependence on space-based assets for both military and civilian functions has turned these critical systems into a potential target for cyberattacks. NATO’s...

Geostrategic magazine (26 April 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye Today’s about: Brazil; Canada; China; China-Pakistan; Europe;...

The India-U.S. TRUST Initiative: In Space We TRUST: New Horizons (Tejas Bharadwaj, Carnegie India)

One of the key areas of collaboration under the TRUST initiative, as highlighted in the joint statement, was civil space cooperation. Following the leaders’...

Enabling Responsible Space Behaviours Through Space Situational Awareness (Daouglas Barrie, Matthew Bint, Ester Sabatino – IISS)

Space is fundamental for global economic activity, but its congestion and militarisation represent risks. This report details steps taken by the UN to influence...

NASA’s new space telescope reaches destination in solar orbit (Steve Gorman, Reuters)

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, designed to give the world an unprecedented glimpse of infant galaxies in the early stages of the universe, arrived...

‘Amazing milestone’: James Webb Telescope fully deployed in space (Al Jazeera)

The James Webb Space Telescope has completed a tricky two-week-long deployment phase, unfolding its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror panel as it readies to study...

China completes 1st in-orbit spacecraft transposition test with space station’s robotic arm (Fan Anqi, Global Times)

China conducted a successful transposition test of its space station's cargo craft Tianzhou-2 using a home-developed robotic arm early Thursday morning. China completes 1st in-orbit...

Turismo spaziale, la russa Suborbital lancia la sfida a Musk e Bezos (Nicola Desiderio, CorCom)

Il C-21, nuovo modulo di trasporto per i passeggeri, raggiungerà un’altitudine massima di 101 km, portando con sé un pilota e due cosmoturisti che...

Stazione spaziale internazionale, gli Usa rimarranno a bordo fino al 2030 (Nicola Desiderio, CorCom)

La Casa Bianca alla ricerca di nuove collaborazioni per prorogare la propria presenza nel progetto. Ma prima del via libera definitivo sarà necessario un...

How the U.S. can quickly build greater resiliency in space (Sarah Miniero, SpaceNews)

Vice President Harris’s chairmanship of the first National Space Council under the Biden administration earlier this month is a welcome step toward a whole-of-government approach for...