Voyager Space and Airbus announce partnership for Starlab Space Station
Friday, 06 January 2023 07:08
Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space are partnering to develop and operate Starlab, a free-flying space station to serve the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and a global customer base of space agencies and researchers. Starlab is planned to be launched in 2028 to ensure a continued human presence in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO).
Airbus Defence and Space will provide tec General Atomics selected to build satellite for AFRL cislunar mission
Thursday, 05 January 2023 20:30
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems won a contract from Advanced Space to build a satellite the Air Force Research Laboratory plans to launch to deep space in 2025.
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Iridium and Qualcomm to bring satellite connectivity to smartphones this year
Thursday, 05 January 2023 19:50
Iridium unveiled chip maker Qualcomm Jan. 5 as the partner behind plans to connect smartphones to its satellite constellation this year.
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New mass spectrometer for NASA's Europa Clipper mission
Thursday, 05 January 2023 17:48
Virgin Orbit preparing for first U.K. launch
Thursday, 05 January 2023 12:17
After technical and licensing delays, Virgin Orbit is gearing up for its first launch from the United Kingdom as soon as Jan. 9.
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Impulse Space announces first orbital transfer vehicle mission
Thursday, 05 January 2023 11:35
Impulse Space announced Jan. 4 it will launch its first orbital transfer vehicle late this year on a SpaceX rideshare mission.
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NorthStar raises $35 million for debris-tracking satellites
Thursday, 05 January 2023 10:01
Canada’s NorthStar Earth and Space said Jan. 5 it has raised $35 million ahead of plans to deploy its first three satellites this year for tracking objects in orbit.
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Last-mile orbital delivery service gets Boost! from ESA
Thursday, 05 January 2023 10:00
Swiss start-up Coactum is to press ahead with development of its in-space transportation service to bring small satellites into their targeted orbital destinations, with support from ESA’s Boost! programme.
Airbus to provide Poland with a very high resolution optical satellite system
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23
Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with Poland to provide a geospatial intelligence system including the development, manufacture, launch and delivery in orbit of two high-performance optical Earth observation satellites.
The contract also covers the associated ground segment, including Direct Receiving Station in Poland, launch services, training for the Polish team, maintenan Kleos KSF1 geospatial intelligence released to customers
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23
Kleos Space has confirms it is successfully processing RF data collected by the Vigilance Mission (KSF1) satellites through its signal processing technology platform to create its geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) product, LOCATE, which has been released to initial customers alongside other intelligence collected by the Vigilance Mission.
Kleos CEO Andy Bowyer said, "Our geospatial intellig Planet Scales Education and Research Program
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23
Planet Labs has announced a new, scaled structure for their Education and Research (E&R) Program, aiming to increase global accessibility to their satellite data and services. Starting today, the program offers a new packaging model with a tiered global pricing system and high-resolution SkySat data, a first for a university program in the satellite data industry.
Launched in 2017, Planet' New solar cell material could be used in space
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23
Research led by the University of Warwick will investigate a new type of solar cell material, which could be used in space, in a bid to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
The European Research Council (ERC) has approved a five-year study which will delve into the atomic-level structure of a new type of solar cell material. This will address issues including stability and lifespan of metal ha Self-powered, printable smart sensors could mean cheaper, greener Internet of Things
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23
Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the Internet of Things (IoT) would vastly improve daily life-but requires trillions of such small devices. Simon Fraser University professor Vincenzo Pecunia believes that emerging alternative semiconductors that are printable, low-cost and eco-friendly could lead the way to a cheaper and more sustainable IoT.
Lea A light source that produced two entangled light beams
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23
Scientists are increasingly seeking to discover more about quantum entanglement, which occurs when two or more systems are created or interact in such a manner that the quantum states of some cannot be described independently of the quantum states of the others. The systems are correlated, even when they are separated by a large distance.
Interest in studying this kind of phenomenon is due Viasat completes sale of Link 16 Tactical Data Links Business to L3Harris Technologies
Thursday, 05 January 2023 09:23
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, completed the sale of its Link 16 Tactical Data Links (TDL) business to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $1.96 billion in cash.
The net proceeds to Viasat are expected to be approximately $1.8 billion after estimated taxes, fees and other expenses. Viasat intends to use the proceeds to reduce net le