Sidus Space has been awarded a multi-million dollar agreement with The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). The agreement is to deploy and test TNO’s laser communications technology aboard a Sidus’ LizzieSat™ satellite.
Read More »Blackswan Space wins 3 new contracts from ESA
Blackswan Space, a Lithuanian-based developer of space technology software, has announced the award of three contracts from ESA to add new functionalities to the GNC Rendezvous, Approach, and Landing Simulator (GRALS) facility at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands.
Read More »Japan to launch next-generation H-III rocket
Japan will test its next-generation rocket from Tanegashima Space Centre this Thursday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a prime contractor have developed the H-III rocket.
Read More »SpaceX test-fires 31 engines on Starship’s Super Heavy booster
SpaceX’s Starship program has successfully completed a static fire test of Booster 7 ahead of its launch. The test took place on Thursday on the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM) at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas.
Read More »GomSpace to request disbursement of EUR 5 million
GomSpace A/S requested disbursement of the first tranche (tranche A) of 5 million Euros under the existing credit facility with the European Investment Bank (EIB). Disbursement is expected in the coming weeks if certain conditions are met. This includes the delivery of warrants to the EIB entitling to subscription of 1,650,783 new shares in the Company.
Read More »EUSPA signs agreement with Czech government for new headquarters
Nová Palmovka will officially become the new headquarters of the European Union Agency for the Space programme (EUSPA). EUSPA continues to expand its operations in the Czech Republic, and EUSPA and the Czech government have signed a joint memorandum of understanding to support the relocation of the seat of the agency from Prague's Holešovice to the nearby "Nová Palmovka" facility.
Read More »Iridium and NGS Collaborate to Support Research and Exploration
Iridium Communications Inc. and the National Geographic Society have announced a new program in support of the National Geographic Explorers. The program will allow Explorers to communicate and transmit data globally to better illuminate and protect the wonders of our world.
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