A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Small satellites are playing an increasingly important role in the commercial market. Since 2013, new companies have introduced business models that use large fleets of small satellites to conduct Earth …
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The Space Race was a back and forth struggle to expand the horizons of humankind. The competition involved two contenders, the United States and the Soviet Union. To this day, …
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Telesat, a Canadian telecommunications satellite provider, will likely choose a manufacturer for its planned LEO constellation before the year is out.
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The tensions between rivals Russia and Ukraine have strained relations between the two nations. Prior to the unrest in the Donbass and the annexation of Crimea, the Russians and Ukrainians …
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President Trump signed a directive that would institute a Space Force within the United States armed forces. Rather than be a stand-alone branch, the Space Force would fall under the …
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After almost 15 years of exploration, the Opportunity rover mission on Mars has ended. NASA attempted to contact the rover for a final time on February 12, 2019. Its silence …
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The unrest in the Donbass region of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea have chilled relations between Ukraine and Russia. In terms of turbines, the current troubles have had far-reaching …
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Telesat, the Canadian global telecommunications satellite operator, announced that the two teams tasked with designing a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation have completed system requirements reviews. The teams are Airbus …
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On January 8, 2019, software on the Hubble Space Telescope detected a voltage level abnormality within the Wide Field Camera 3. The instrument, in turn, shut down automatically for safety …
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