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On 19 February 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison officially opened the Australian Space Agency’s new home in Adelaide.
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Isotropic Demonstrates Performance Of Intellian’s NX-Series Antennas
US-based global internet services provider Isotropic Networks and Intellian, a South Korean provider of mobile satellite communication antenna systems, announced the completion of network acceptance testing on Intellian's new NX-Series of antennas.
Read More »SpaceX And Space Adventures Partner To Fly Space Tourists To Orbit On Crew Dragon Spacecraft
Building on the success of Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in March 2019 and the recent successful test of the spacecraft’s launch escape system, Space Adventures and SpaceX have entered into an agreement to fly private citizens on the first Crew Dragon free-flyer mission.
Read More »Saudi Space Programme To Establish National Training Base
The Space Generations Program (Ajyal) launched by the Saudi Space Commission will contribute towards establishing a national base for human capital in the space sector, said Abdul Aziz Al Al-Sheikh, CEO of the Saudi Space Commission.
Read More »Nanoracks Completes Its 17th Commercial ISS CubeSat Deployment Mission, Including Mexico’s Aztechsat-1
Nanoracks, a leading provider of commercial access to space, completed its 17th CubeSat deployment mission from the International Space Station (ISS) using commercially developed and operated hardware.
Read More »IISL-ECSL Symposia On Space Law For The Global Space Economy
Every year the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) organise a Symposium to bring together academic experts and leading practitioners from the fields of space law, policy, and regulation to discuss pressing issues and propose solutions to the international community.
Read More »Kongsberg Contributing To Broadband Connection For The International Space Station
Equipment from Norwegian firm Kongsberg Group is to enable broadband transmission for the International Space Station (ISS), significantly improving communication between the European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts manning the station and Earth.
Read More »Four New Chinese Beidou GNSS Satellites Declared Operational
Four new satellites for the Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) recently passed technical and system tests and checks in orbit, and have started operations within the BeiDou global navigation satellite servive (GNSS) network, according to China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office.
Read More »Finland Needs Its Own Space Research Centre, According to Government Report
Finland must increase its investments in the business and technologies of space, according to a report commissioned by the Finnish Prime Minister's Office.
Read More »Russia Attempts To Shift Blame To United States Over Satellite Inspection Allegations
The Russian government has accused the United States of using an allegation that two Russian satellites are stalking a US reconnaissance satellite as an excuse to “fuel an arms race in space,” according to Sputnik, a Russian media outlet.
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