Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
Iridium Communications Inc., an international force in global satellite communications, has unveiled its new aviation-specific commercial service, Iridium Certus. With this launch, Iridium Connected aviation solutions achieve certification and availability for a broad spectrum of aircraft, including commercial transport, business aviation, helicopters, private planes, and Uncrewed Aircraft Syste

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2023
In a groundbreaking move towards industrial worker safety, the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) has launched the StreamEXO exoskeleton, a wearable device designed to protect railway maintenance workers from physical overload. Following a successful 6-month test campaign involving 15 individuals in Italy, the prototype's results were impressive, showing a 50% decrease in ergonomic risk and a

Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
Airbus Defence and Space, the renowned aerospace industry leader, and Astrocast, the prominent satellite IoT operator, recently announced an extension of their partnership aimed at further developing and enhancing satellite Internet of Things (SatIoT) technology. This alliance will empower Astrocast to heighten its network capacity and offer reliable and affordable SatIoT solutions to its client

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) reports that its newest venture, the multi-mission high-capacity EUTELSAT 10B satellite, has entered service successfully at the 10 East orbital position. This achievement demonstrates Eutelsat's continuous effort to meet the growing demand for mobile connectivity. The EUTELSAT 10B's dual High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) Ku-band payloads promise

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
Weather forecasting and climate research stand on the threshold of a new era as PlanetiQ, a forerunner in global atmospheric observation systems, kicks off daily deliveries of its top-grade Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) GNSS-Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) data to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In a forward-looking move, NOAA has committed $59.6 million over the next five

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
China's commercial space company, GalaxySpace, has successfully embarked on a new chapter in the nation's space endeavours, launching the Lingxi-03 satellite from a Long March-2D rocket this past Sunday. In a noteworthy first, the Lingxi-03 satellite is furnished with a flexible solar wing, a unique design for the nation. The solar panel, a single-layered structure, is impressively thin at

Houston (AFP) July 25, 2023
Eager scientists and a gleaming lab awaits. A sample from the asteroid Bennu, which could be key to understanding the formation of the solar system and our own planet, is set to be analyzed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston after it reaches Earth in late September. The precious cargo is currently aboard OSIRIS-REx, a US space probe launched in 2016 to Bennu, which orbits the Sun

Paris, France (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
Is it possible that Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in our solar system, was once a behemoth volcanic island on Mars, equivalent in size to the nation of France? According to the latest research led by a CNRS scientist, this could indeed have been the reality of the Martian landscape at some point in its geologic past. The work, which was published in the Earth and Planetary Science Letters jo

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced that Gilmour Space Technologies,and Australian launch vehicle satellite platform developer, has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to help accelerate its design and manufacturing processes across its facilities in Queensland, Australia. Siemens Digital Industries Software's consultancy and implementation partner P

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
A student of geophysics at the Faculty of Science of Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE), Kamilla Cziraki, in collaboration with Professor Gabor Timar, head of the Department of Geophysics and Space Sciences, has given an innovative spin to the study of navigation systems that might be utilized on the Moon's surface for future explorations. The team applied a method based on the mathematical p