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Goal will be to launch global commercial internet service focusing on remote areas by 2022
UK has to be ready to protect and defend critical national interests in orbit, warns military chief
Delay to Ariane 6 rocket adds to satellite launcher’s challenges in an upended market
Isar Aerospace bets on boom in small satellites and aims for launch by end of 2021
Pentagon planners worry about China’s extraterrestrial advances — including its version of GPS
Musk company completes 2-month test mission to International Space Station
World powers developing new generation of ‘Star Wars’ military assets, experts say
Ministers must explain strategic rationale behind high-risk satellite investment
Former cold war rivals could be extending their conflict into a new theatre
The grand idea of a satellite system comes with a warning that it could all fall to earth
Senior civil servant takes rare step of seeking ‘ministerial direction’ over danger of losing satellite investment
From Japan to Singapore, space companies face financial and technical challenges
Decision bolsters Britain’s ambitions to be at forefront of space technology
Emirates pin diversification hopes on space gamble as critics fear odyssey is a vanity project
British government’s joint venture with Bharti will compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink
Controversial bid for failed satellite provider exposes rifts as UK scales back alternative to Galileo
UK spies an opportunity but communications company’s technology is still a work in progress
Government said to expect golden share in project, giving it say over any future sale and over access to platform
Move comes as government explores options for global navigation system
Work under way to see if much cheaper navigation platform via struggling OneWeb is feasible
Start-up will piggyback on SpaceX launches to put more high-resolution photography satellites in orbit
New frontiers are being opened up by a wave of innovation in space technology
Two astronauts begin historic space flight in Crew Dragon capsule
The cost of getting into orbit are going down while the profit potential is going up
Storm forces postponement with just 17 minutes left on countdown
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