Tag Archives: Space Cooperation

The first national security launch for the US Space Force and the final satellite to build out the protected communications constellation is now connected.

The first science experiments that will be hosted on the Gateway, an international outpost which will orbit the Moon, have been selected by ESA and NASA.

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Roscosmos Space Corporation announced on 12 March 2020 that they have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to study the Red Planet to 2022.

The Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) Board of Directors convened for its 362nd session on 12 March 2020. During this meeting, they gave the go-ahead to engage France in the development of the French-Indian Trishna programme and to pursue activities for the new Space Inspire series of flexible satellites, as well as development of equipment for the spacecraft bus and shared payload.

The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) is casting a wide net in its aim to create space cooperation arrangements with friendly countries around the world, with agreements or discussions underway with countries such as Greece, Kuwait, Brazil, Australia, and France.

Bahrain's National Space Science Agency (NSSA) issued a Request for Tenders on 18 February 2020 for a 3U CubeSat, a basic ground station, and the satellite's launch. The closing date for the submission of tenders is 25 March 2020.

A large space sector delegation from Canada touches down in the UK this week to explore new partnerships and seek valuable opportunities to use space data, supported by the UK Space Agency.

World-class technology will be adapted for remote operations on the Moon and Mars at a national space robotics centre based in Perth.

Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, is set to establish the Satellite City Industrialization and Assembly Center sometime this year in cooperation with China, the minster announced on 16 February 2020. He also announced that Egypt will carry out cooperation protocols with various countries in …

Initial observations from the first joint science mission between France and China, received from the the China-France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT), satellite launched 29 October 2018, are now offering new insights into the ocean surface. On 19 February 2020, the French and Chinese space agencies gave the go-ahead on the recommendation …