Space traffic management Archives

UK CAA grants vertical launch licence to Skyrora

August 7, 2025 Kylie Bielby Space traffic management

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has granted the first ever vertical launch licence to a UK based company. Skyrora has been licensed to launch and

GMV to develop collision avoidance service for LEO constellations with ESA support

July 21, 2025 Kylie Bielby Space traffic management

GMV has been awarded a new research and development contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) under its Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Core

UK Space Agency launches GBP 75M tender for removing space debris

July 7, 2025 Kylie Bielby Space traffic management

The UK Space Agency has launched a new procurement process to tackle the growing threat of space debris, initiating a GBP 75.6 million tender for

Look Up funded EUR 50 million to build space traffic management radars

June 12, 2025 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Space traffic management

Look Up (formerly Look Up Space), a Toulouse-based European company specializing in orbital safety and the protection of space infrastructure, has announced a EUR50 million

US Senators reintroduce ORBITS Act to address space debris

June 3, 2025 Kylie Bielby Space traffic management

A bipartisan group of US senators have reintroduced the Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act to establish a demonstration programme that they say would reduce the nearly

ESA to gather experts to discuss space debris

March 24, 2025 Kylie Bielby Space traffic management

The 9th European Conference on Space Debris, organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) and supported by the German Space Agency, will get underway on

UK Space Agency says uncontrolled re-entry and collision alerts at their highest level

March 4, 2025 Kylie Bielby Space traffic management

The UK Space Agency says January 2025 was a “highly active month which saw uncontrolled re-entry and collision alerts at their highest level since our

NASA announces leadership changes

February 25, 2025 Kylie Bielby Jobs and appointments, Space traffic management

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) acting Administrator Janet Petro has announced that Vanessa Wyche will serve as the acting associate administrator for the agency

Indra to help German Air Force detect objects in low space orbits

February 14, 2025 Kylie Bielby Space traffic management

Following the German Parliament’s approval, Indra has signed a contract with the National Procurement Office of the German Armed Forces to provide the country’s air

UK’s first vertical launch approved by Civil Aviation Authority

January 16, 2025 Kylie Bielby Space traffic management

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted the first ever vertical launch licence for a rocket heading to space from UK soil. Rocket Factory