SpaceWatch.Global An independent perspective on space

May, 2024

• 5 May

  Space Nuggets – 18/2024 – Emerging Space Nexus – China and Asia

  

  In this week's Space #Nuggets Dr Emma Gatti talks about the growing space capabilities in China and its last impact in the region. A quick reflection on the latest news from the country suggests a focus on manned missions and military partnerships.

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• 3 May

  China Launches Chang’e 6 to the Dark Side of the Moon

  

  China has launched its Chang'e 6 mission from the Wenchang Space Launch Center to the far side of the moon. The Chang'e probe will tentatively land in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, with the aim of collecting about two kilograms of lunar samples, including lunar soil and rocks, which it will subsequently try to return back to Earth. 

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• 3 May

  Bahrain and Turkey Meet to Discuss Joint Space Initiatives

  

  Dr. Mohamed Al-Aseeri, Director General of the National Space Science Agency (NSSA) of Bahrain and H.E. Mr. Yusuf Kıraç, President of the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) met for a meeting on April 25th, 2024. This meeting marked a significant milestone in enhancing bilateral cooperation and fostering a robust relationship between Saudi Arabia and Turkey in the space sector.

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• 3 May

  HyImpulse Launches First Rocket From the Koonibba Test Range

  

  HyImpulse has successfully launched its SR75 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in a milestone achievement for commercial launch capabilities in Australia. The SR75 rocket is one of the largest commercially launched rockets in Australian history. The launch crew will subsequently recover the rocket from the Koonibba Test Range for post-flight analysis.

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• 2 May

  Space Cafe Geopolitics “33 minutes with Dr Jessica West” on nukes in space, 2024 edition

  

  This Space Café Geopolitics will feature Dr Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. Nukes in Space, a 2024 edition and an analysis of the Russian veto at the UN Security Council. Last week, Wednesday 24 April 2024, Russia vetoed the UN Security Council’s resolution to reaffirm the Outer Space Treaty’s ban on weapons of mass destruction in space crafted by the US and Japan. That veto was set in the same week that at UN COPUOS in Vienna the Legal Subcommittee had their 63th session. 

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