#SpaceWatchGL - Newsletter No. 59
In cooperation with Space Generation Advisory Council
Read the entire newsletter at: https://mailchi.mp/spacewatch.global/newsletter-no-2476637
Last week we will published our first 2018 SpaceWatch.Global Themed Week about space archeology. A quick reminder that March 8 is International Women's Day. Though the space industry is becoming the career of choice for more women, there is still a long way to go but we are very optimistic about the future at SpaceWatch.Global! Next week Helen Jameson, our Editor-in-Chief will attend Satellite 2018 in Washington DC. If you want to meet with her, please get in touch with us.
Over the past weeks SpaceWatch.Global reported on a number of exciting space & cyber developments throughout the Globe. Among the stories that caught our attention were:
- #SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Rahul Narayan of TeamIndus
- Bhutan to Create Own Space Agency and Launch CubeSat in 2018
- MBR Space Settlement Challenge Fund Launches On Guaana Platform
- Satellites Over the Mediterranean: SpaceX Successfully Launches Spain’s PAZ Reconnaissance Satellite
- Japan Launches Latest IGS Reconnaissance Satellite to Monitor North Korean, Chinese, and Russian Threats
- Thailand’s Thaicom Expands Its Reach With Launch Of Nava Ship Broadband Service Platform
Amongst the other features and stories we published over the past week are the following:
#SpaceWatchGLThemes : Space Archaeology – Protecting our Heritage: In Space and on Earth
by Helen Jameson, Editor-in-Chief SpaceWatch.Global When humanity pushed its boundaries to the Moon nearly 50 years ago, did anyone really think about what would be left behind long after the astronauts had gone? They came. They saw. They left. However, that is not the case. There is a movement that …
#SpaceWatchGLThemes: Space Archaeology – Our Nubia Moment by Michelle Hanlon
by Michelle Hanlon of For All Moonkind For All Moonkind is a young organization already having considerable impact on the discussion about how we preserve our heritage in space. Just recently, it was named one of the most innovative companies in space by Fast50. The mission behind what this group …
#SpaceWatchGLThemes : Heritage Sites in Space – An Interview with Dr. Beth O’Leary
Dr. Beth O’Leary is a foremost expert and pioneer of space archaeology and has been involved in the development of the science for the last 20 years. Inspired by a question raised by a grad student, O’Leary has tirelessly worked to promote the protection of humanity’s heritage sites in space. Here, she speaks …
#SpaceWatchGLThemes : Sanctuary – Today’s Spacecraft: Tomorrow’s Archaeology
When PTScientists’ ALINA spacecraft blasts off into space next year, it will be carrying some precious cargo from Earth from a project known as Sanctuary, a time capsule of information that reflects humanity as it is today. In this exclusive article, Benoit Faiveley, Producer and Engineer at Sanctuary, explains the …
#SpaceWatchGLThemes : Space Archaeology – Interview with Lisa Westwood
A pioneer of Space Archaeology, Lisa Westwood’s story is an inspiring one. Author of two books on humanity’s heritage in space, Westwood is a professional archaeologist and Cultural Resources Manager for ECORP Consulting and also a member of the Department of Anthropology at California State University-Chico and Butte College. Here, …
#SpaceWatchGLThemes : Space Archaeology – In PTScientists’ DNA with the Mission to the Moon
With Mission to the Moon, PTScientists are taking Europe to the Moon. This much anticipated project will be the first private mission to land on the Moon. No pressure then. The PTScientists story began nine years ago, when a team of like-minded engineers entered the Google Lunar XPrize, a competition …
#SpaceWatchGLThemes : Space Junk Matters by Dr. Alice Gorman
Known as Dr. Space Junk, Dr. Alice Gorman is a world-renowned expert on space archaeology. Dr. Gorman takes particular interest in the field of orbital debris and is passionate about the preservation of key objects that orbit our planet for the sake of our cultural heritage in space. In this article, Dr. Gorman …
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