Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced on 27 April 2020 the signing of a contract with AVIO S.p.A., industrial prime contractor of the VEGA launch vehicle, in the frame of LEAP program of the European Space Agency (ESA),
Read More »Singapore’s Equatorial Space Reveals ‘Dorado’ Sounding Rocket Launch Services
The Dorado, named after the swordfish constellation, will be Equatorial Space’s second rocket after the Low Altitude Demonstrator, pending launch due to the COVID-19 work and travel restrictions.
Read More »Guatemala Launches Quetzmal CubeSat Through UNOOSA And JAXA KiboCUBE Programme
On 28 April 2020 the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG), winner of the KiboCUBE programme 2017, run by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), saw their satellite deployed by JAXA from the International Space Station (ISS). The satellite – …
Read More »Virgin Orbit Ventilators Granted Emergency Use Authorization, First Deliveries Expected Soon
Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson’s responsive satellite launch company, announced on 23 April 2020 that regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have granted an Emergency Use Authorization for the immediate delivery and use of a new “bridge” ventilator designed and built by the aerospace firm.
Read More »NASA CubeSat Will Shine A Laser Light On The Moon’s Darkest Craters
As astronauts explore the Moon during the Artemis program, they may need to make use of the resources that already exist on the lunar surface.
Read More »Taking Action! – A Group Of Students Aims To Set Space On The Global Agenda – SDG 18
On the fourth of October 1957, humanity managed the first successful orbital launch of Sputnik 1, the very first satellite. This was the beginning of a new era, the era of space exploration.
Read More »Songhai Labs And SatSure AG Announce Strategic Partnership
Songhai Labs, a knowledge broker platform based in Cameroon, and SatSure, a satellite precision company headquartered in Switzerland and with offices in India, UK, and Australia, have announced a strategic partnership.
Read More »GPS Celebrates 25th Year Of Operation
The Global Positioning System, better known as GPS, marked its 25th year of operation on 27 April 2020.
Read More »Space Café WebTalk “33 minutes with Vera Pinto” On 19 May 2020
Space Café WebTalks is SpaceWatch.Global’s new webinar series featuring global space experts.
Read More »Lockheed Martin’s New Contract With DARPA Can Disrupt The Future Of Space
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a us$5.8 million contract for the first phase of satellite integration on the Blackjack program.
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