A summit held in Brussels on 14 June has extended NATO’s overarching prerogative to the domain of space, which means that a space-based attack on one or more member nations is now considered an attack against them all. This focus was previously applied, by the 30...
The UK Space Agency announced on 9 June that it had appointed Dr Paul Bate as its new CEO. He will take over from the current CEO, Dr Graham Turnock, from 6 September. Bate has a PhD in particle physics, but little evident experience with space. As a civil...
Former Democrat Senator Bill Nelson was sworn in as NASA’s Administrator on 3 May after being unanimously confirmed by the US Senate – a much smoother path through Congress than his predecessor Jim Bridenstine’s experience. Bridenstine, another former Administrator...
The European Commission has selected providers for the second-generation of its Galileo satellite navigation system. The announcement, on 20 January, identified European space industry stalwarts Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) as the...
For very different reasons, two major space agencies confirmed in January that they were losing their leaders with another declaring that its departing leader was about to leave early. First up was the departure of Jim Bridenstine, current Administrator of NASA....
After politically traumatic events in Washington DC, the inauguration of President elect Joe Biden and his Vice President elect Kamala Harris took place successfully on 20 January. This was two weeks after rioting supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump had...
