Reading UK (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
ALL.SPACE, creator of the world's first smart terminal, has announced the latest in a series of strategic executive team appointments ahead of milestone deliveries of its transformational multi-link connectivity platform to commercial and government customers beginning early this year. The latest to join the fast-growing ALL.SPACE team is Mark Steel, who was named Executive Vice President

Tokyo (AFP) Feb 17, 2023
Japan's next-generation rocket failed to launch on Friday after an apparent ignition problem, the national space agency said. The H3 rocket - the successor to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s H-IIA model, which debuted in 2001 - was meant to launch mid-morning from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. But "it appears that we failed to ignite the two solid rock

Harwell UK (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
Astroscale has won funding from the MOD Defence Science and Technology Laboratory funding to explore space-based space domain awareness (SB-SDA) mission concepts for launch in the 2030s. Astroscale Ltd. formed the winning consortium teaming with Raytheon NORSS and SJE Space Ltd for the project. The aim of the study is to advance knowledge of space-based space domain awareness (SB-SDA) thro

Cleveland OH (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
From grimy dirt and dangerous bacteria to tiny spores and pollen grains, air filters remove harmful particles from the air we breathe. But changing filters once they're soiled can prove time-consuming, costly, and complicated - especially in space. On spacecraft, air filter systems must be cleaned constantly. To get the job done easier, NASA invented a technology called the Multi-Stage Fil

Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, known as TNO, has awarded a $2.5 million contract to a satellite and space defense manufacturer Sidus Space. On February 15 Sidius Space announced, "We are honored to be selected by TNO as its mission partner for the HemiCAT technology," said Carol Craig, Sidus Space Founder and CEO. "This partnership will allow us to demonstrat

Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
SpaceDaily, a leading news organization covering space exploration, astronomy, and technology, has implemented ChatGPT's technology, along with simple rules lists and innovative software development, to streamline its imaging process. The combination of these technologies has enabled SpaceDaily to generate filenames for image files based on their captions and vice versa, while also enablin

Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2023
Satellite Applications Catapult, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), and the UK Government have announced a new space supply chain mapping tool to showcase the United Kingdom (UK) and Australian space sector capabilities. Enabled by the Space Bridge, an alliance between the UK and Australia that enhances cooperation across both nations to boost respective space industries, this mapping t

Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Feb 17, 2023
On the final day of the Global Space and Technology Convention of Singapore, the space transportation and logistics company D-Orbit has announced the signing of a launch contract with Patriot Infovention, a Thai software company specializing in government assistance services, support and assistance, data management and cyber security. This satellite repre

Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 17, 2023
Peering through obscuring clouds of dust, the MIRI instrument has revealed networks of giant cavities and blown-out bubbles in the gaseous arms of distant galaxies. Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths. The data has enabled an initial collect