In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Feb. 28, 2022

February 28, 2022

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile In ‘Reconnaissance Satellite’ Test

Credit: KCNA



North Korea test-fired another ballistic missile on Feb. 27, which Pyongyang claims was testing equipment for a “reconnaissance satellite.”




U.S. Explores Deconfliction Line As Ukraine Airspace Is Contested

Credit: U.S. Air Force



The Pentagon is exploring ways to deconflict U.S. and Russian aircraft as airspace over Ukraine continues to be contested, though so far there has not been interest from Moscow as the invasion continues.




SaxaVord Spaceport Construction Approved For Shetland Islands

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Local authorities in the Shetland Islands have given a green light for the construction of the SaxaVord Spaceport.




Arianespace, EU Mull Impact Of Soyuz Launcher Withdrawal

Credit: European Space Agency



Launch service operator Arianespace, the European Space Agency, the EU and European governments are reviewing their options after Russian space agency Roscosmos suspended cooperation with its partners at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.




China Launches Country’s Record Payload On Long March-8Y2

Credit: Xinhua



China has launched 22 satellites into orbit following the liftoff of a Long March (CZ)-8Y2 rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Feb. 27.




Industry Starts Assessing Impact Of EU Sanctions On Russia

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The aerospace industry has begun to evaluate the consequences of the sanctions the EU is imposing on Russia’s aviation in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.




ExoMars Launch This Year ‘Very Unlikely,’ ESA Says

Credit: European Space Agency



Sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its attack on Ukraine likely will cause the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars rover to miss its 2022 launch window.




From North Korea firing a ballistic missile in a ‘Reconnaissance Satellite’ test, to the U.S. exploring deconfliction line as Ukraine Airspace is contested. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news. 

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