Vanuatu – 2015 Cyclone Pam blew through Vanuatu in March 2015, cutting communications and isolating its 81 islands from one another. TSF provided satellite internet to each of the 6 provinces in order to reinforce communications and coordination efforts, whilst providing a calling service to some 1,147 families on the …
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Refugee Crisis – Greece 2016 Installation of point-2-point link on Lesbos providing the fastest network backbone (500 Mbps) of the Refugee Crisis. Credits: Disaster Tech Lab From December 1st, SpaceWatch Middle East and its partners PTScientists, neuco, NewSpace People will run a Christmas Donation Campaign 2016. We will donate 100% …
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Syria – 2015/2016 Alongside Syria Charity, TSF implemented a mHealth programme for the Azaz district of northwestern Syria. The digital solution developed by TSF allows medical workers to collect and process health data in one of the world’s most dangerous environments, thus improving healthcare amongst those who require vital assistance. …
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Philippines – Cebu mission – March/April 2014 Field deployment kit, planning the network in Camp Arapal. Credits: Disaster Tech Lab From December 1st, SpaceWatch Middle East and its partners PTScientists, neuco, NewSpace People will run a Christmas Donation Campaign 2016. We will donate 100% of the raised money to two …
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Vanuatu – 2015 Cyclone Pam blew through Vanuatu in March 2015, cutting communications and isolating its 81 islands from one another. TSF provided satellite internet to each of the 6 provinces in order to reinforce communications and coordination efforts, whilst providing a calling service to some 1,147 families on the …
Read More »Turkish reconnaissance satellite GÖKTÜRK-1 launched successfully
Arianespace has successfully launched the GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite within the scope of a turnkey contract with Telespazio on behalf of the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM). The launch took place on December 5, 2016 at 10:51:44 a.m. local time, from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. This was …
Read More »The Big Day Arrives for First “Generation Space” Students
The inaugural class of Generation Space: The Space Fundamentals Training Program, (SFTP) has concluded with a graduation ceremony at the UAE Space Agency in Abu Dhabi. The programme, aimed at developing emerging leaders in the UAE space industry, was launched in August by the UAE Space Agency and partners Lockheed …
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Refugee Crisis – Greece – 2016 WiFi radios being installed in Skaramangas refugee camp. Credits: Disaster Tech Lab From December 1st, SpaceWatch Middle East and its partners PTScientists, neuco, NewSpace People will run a Christmas Donation Campaign 2016. We will donate 100% of the raised money to two organisations: Télécoms …
Read More »The Race to the Moon is On for TeamIndus
TeamIndus secure their journey to space with commercial launch contract The only Indian team competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, TeamIndus, has taken a crucial step forward to making their dream of soft-landing a spacecraft on the Moon, a reality. The Team has signed a verified commercial launch contract with …
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Refugee Crisis – Lesbos – 2015 The escalation of the refugee crisis in August 2015 resulted in the arrival of thousands of refugees daily on the Greek island of Lesvos. DTL initially deployed a small team with the task of building a number of WiFi zones for refugees to use. …
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