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Join us at our next Space Café Israel by Meidad Pariente, - Season 2 - Episode 2, where we have the incredible honour of hosting none other than Ella Barak, Director of the ASTRA accelerator! The "new" Dual use: Dual use of space technologies in other industries (insurance, climate change, transportation, etc.). Ella Barak, currently serving as the Director of the ASTRA accelerator, a ground-breaking initiative in partnership with the IAI aimed at advancing innovation in the realm of space technology. With a rich background as a former Open Innovation Consultant for the Intelligence Corps in the IDF and her experience at Deloitte as Senior Consultant,

Maritime Launch Services announced its suborbital launch program at Spaceport Nova Scotia on the 28th of September. It is currently scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2024.

Artel LLC, provider of secure network communication services, has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferate Low-Earth orbit (p-LEO) contract from the US Space Force. Artel will partner with Rivada Space Networks to provide the next generation network critical to support US Government communications. 

Paratus Group have announced that it has entered an agreement as a distributor for Starlink’s high-speed services across the African continent. This agreement will allow Paratus to provide Starlink to its customers across Africa, as Starlink received operating licenses in those countries. Initially, and with immediate effect, Starlink will be available from Paratus in Mozambique, Kenya, Rwanda & Nigeria before its services are available to more countries.

Eutelsat Communications SA, one of the world's satellite operators, have announced the completion of its all-share combination with OneWeb, the global low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications network, following the approval at the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of Eutelsat shareholders. Furthermore, this combination forms the Eutelsat Group, with its headquarters located in Paris. In addition, OneWeb will be a subsidiary operating commercially as Eutelsat OneWeb, with its center of operations remaining in London.

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #90: Space Archaeology and an attempt to rethink humanity with multi award winning author and researcher Dr Alice Gorman. In this enlightening episode, host Markus engages in a comprehensive discussion about space archaeology and space debris with Dr. Alice Gorman, an internationally recognized leader in the field of space archaeology. Dr. Gorman's innovative research on space exploration has been featured in National Geographic, New Scientist, and Archaeology magazine.

Planetek Italia announced on the 20th of September its latest contract win in Saudi Arabia. It will collaborate with its Saudi partner, Geosystems Middle East (GeosystemsME) to provide monitoring services based on Earth Observation (EO) for afforestation initiatives in the Kingdom. 

Dr. Mark J Lewis, a researcher, professor, and former deputy undersecretary of defence, has joined Voyager advisory board, Voyager Space announced. Dr. Lewis taught at the University of Maryland for 25 years, conducting basic and applied research in hypersonic aerodynamics, advanced propulsion and space vehicle design and optimization.

Omnispace, a global mobile connectivity company, together with Viasat and Lacuna Space, have demonstrated a first-of-its-kind, global, open standards-based Internet of things (IoT) service that could pave the way for a range of IoT and direct to device (D2D) satellite services. In addition, Omnispace successfully demonstrated its non-geostationary (NGSO) IoT satellite connectivity at 'The Things Conference' in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The German Federal Government, through the federal cabinet, have approved a new space strategy. The new space strategy recognizes the increasing importance of space for society, focusing on current and future challenges. In addition, this new strategy places particular emphasis on advancing private-sector initiatives in space, known as New Space - the use of space applications to combat climate change and responsible and sustainable actions related to space.