ESA’s statement regarding Ariane 6 the day before launch
The first Ariane 6 that will be launched into space seen inside its mobile building at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, 8 July 2024, the day before launch. The final assembly for Europe's new rocket Ariane 6 is done inside ...
SpaceX sends Turkey’s first ‘home grown’ communications satellite despite threatening weather
Photo captured on Monday, July 8, by Satnews from SpaceX’s video stream. On Monday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the Turksat 6A mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space ...
Boeing assures “we have the luxury of time” as Starliner stuck with NASA’s astronauts at ISS for one month + Boeing’s $8.3 Billion purchase of Spirit AeroSystems
Starliner is seen on the International Space Station over Houston, home to Starliner mission control and astronaut training. (NASA photo) An update regarding the happenings with Boeing problem solving the repair and return of NASA's astronauts. What began as an ...
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AAC Clyde Space secures the company’s 1st customer for the Cyclops EO constellation
AAC Clyde Space has won its first order for the Cyclops Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation by entering into a pre-commercial agreement valued at GBP 612,000 (approx. SEK 8.3 M) with the Scottish Government. The project will start in Q3 ...
SpaceX’s Wednesday Starlink smallsats launch from California
Photo captured on Wednesday, July 3, by Satnews from SpaceX's video stream. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit Wednesdday, July 10th, from 7:46 PM - 12:17 AM PDT, from SLC-4E, ...
Max Space appoints company president
Kirsten Whittingham Max Space founders Aaron Kemmer and Maxim de Jong have named Kirsten Whittingham as President of the company — she brings to the company a history of accomplished leadership in spaceflight, aerospace, and defense in commercial, military and ...
Scout Space to join DARPA’s BRIDGES Consortium for Space Superiority
Scout Space Inc., an in-space observation service provider focused on space security and Space Domain Awareness (SDA), has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPA) to join the Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems (BRIDGES) Consortium ...
Xenesis appoints new Chairman of the Board
Phil Bentley Xenesis, an optical communications company that is developing a scalable and secure space to ground data backhauling mesh network, has appointed Phil Bentley as the company's Chairman of the Board as of May 2024 — Mr. Bentley has ...
NASA coverage upcoming of Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cygnus cargo departure from the ISS
Cygnus is an autonomous cargo vehicle that provides commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday, July 12, five and a half months after delivering more ...
Characterizing single photon detectors with tunable ultrafast IR lasers
Auskerry and Haskeir Tuneable IR Laser Sources. Photo is courtesy of Chromacity. Chromacity Ltd. has reported how the company's tunable ultrafast infra-red lasers are helping researchers characterize single photon detectors (SPDs), essential devices for applications including quantum key distribution, LIDAR, as well as sensing and ...
ESA’s Ariane 6 set to do the heavy lifting for Arianespace July 9
The Ariane 6 launch vehicle is scheduled to launch on July 9 at 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT, from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. The project is an European Space Agency (ESA) program, that is developed by ArianeGroup (Arianespace’s ...
KSAT establishing a Tokyo office to expand the company’s presence in Japan
KSAT is opening an office in Tokyo to enhances the firm's relationships and to support satellite operators in the region. This action follows more than 20 years of service to the Japanese market. For KSAT, Japan is home to important ...
EUSPA funding scheme for integration of Galileo HAS into maritime receivers
EUSPA (European Union Agency for the Space Program) has published a new Fundamental Elements funding scheme grant to support the integration of Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) in maritime positioning and/or navigation solutions. EUSPA has opened a call for a ...