AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSpace Science from Kourou: ESA and China’s SMILE mission is set to launch Tuesday on a Vega-C rocket from the Guiana Space Centre to study how solar storms hit Earth’s magnetic shield, using the first-ever X-ray observations of the magnetosphere. Ariane 6 for Amazon Broadband: Amazon will fly 36 “Amazon Leo” satellites on Ariane 6’s June 17 LE-03 mission from French Guiana, using upgraded P160C solid boosters to boost low-Earth-orbit payload capacity. Earth Observation for Fire Response: A Canadian concept pairs an earth-sensing satellite with laser links and AI to spot lightning and early wildfires, then routes alerts to operations centers for rapid dispatch of drone water-bombers. Energy Storage in Corsica: France’s energy regulator CRE picked five Corsica storage projects totaling about 48 MW (pumped hydro plus batteries) to come online between 2029 and 2030. Mangroves Come Back: A new satellite-based study finds mangrove forests are expanding again since 2010 after decades of decline, with major benefits for coastal protection and carbon storage. Defense Tech Investment Shift: A report says defense spending is moving toward smaller, cheaper, faster-to-adapt systems, with AI focused more on decision support and logistics than fully autonomous weapons.
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