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
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Category: Space traffic management
EU signs EUR10 billion deal to launch 290 communication satellites by 2030
The European Union has signed a EUR10.6 billion (USD11.1 billion) deal to launch 290 satellites into low- and medium-Earth orbits by 2030 – the Infrastructure
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Australia to release space safety regulations in 2025
The Director General of Australia’s Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) has been appointed the Defence Space Safety Regulator and, with support from the DASA Directorate
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US space surveillance contract modification announced
The US Department of Defense has announced that Anduril Industries has been awarded a USD23,000,000 contract modification to a previously awarded contract (FA8823-21-C-0002) for the
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FAA launches aerospace rulemaking committee for space flight safety
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ended Fiscal Year 2024 with a record 148 licensed commercial space operations, up more than 30 percent over
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NASA and partners develop high-altitude traffic management system
NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated an air traffic management concept that enable aircraft to safely operate at higher altitudes. This work
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UK joins Canadian space domain awareness project to track objects in congested orbits
The UK is to collaborate with Canada on the Redwing microsatellite Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission scheduled to launch in 2027. Redwing will track objects
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EUSPA selects Innov’ATM for COPERNICUS data integration
Innov’ATM has been selected by the European Union Agency for Space (EUSPA) programme for the integration of COPERNICUS data into its DroneKeeper solution for SORA
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NSpOC – space related risks increased in August
The number of space-related threats, risks, and hazards were higher in August than in July with more re-entry, conjunction and space weather alerts issued by
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UK says space-related risks remain 50 percent above average
The National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) says that overall risks to UK interests in space and on Earth from space-related threats, risks, and hazards were
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