Astrobotic commends the Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee for providing strong funding for NASA’s Lunar Discovery and Exploration initiative in its FY2020 bill.
Read More »SSPI Names Robert Lyon of Maxar Technologies as the 2019 Mentor of the Year
The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has announced that it will present its 2019 Mentor of the Year Award to Robert Lyon, Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Flight Assurance at Maxar Technologies.
Read More »ST Engineering Completes Acquisition of Newtec Group NV
ST Engineering has announced that further to its announcement made on 27 March 2019, its subsidiary Singapore Technologies Engineering (Europe) Ltd has today completed the acquisition of a 100% ownership in Newtec following the fulfilment of completion conditions, including the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.
Read More »U.S. Department of Defense Awards Iridium 5-Year Gateway Evolution Contract Worth Up to $76 Million
Iridium has been awarded a 5-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency on behalf of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSpC) with potential revenues up to $76 million.
Read More »Spire Global Raises Over $40 Million To Increase Weather Data Service And Expand To Asia-Pacific
Spire Global, the world's largest earth observation constellation of satellites for advanced weather data, maritime analytics, and aircraft tracking, has announced over U.S.$40m in new funding
Read More »Astrobotic’s John Thornton Named ‘CEO of the Year’ at the Pittsburgh Tech50 Awards
John Thornton of Astrobotic was named CEO of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. The award was announced at the 23rdannual Tech50 awards ceremony, held in Pittsburgh.
Read More »Royal Thai Air Force Taps ISISpace For Next-Generation Earth Observation CubeSat
The Royal Thai Air Force has awarded a contract to ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space B.V. to realize their next satellite mission, based on an ISISpace 6U CubeSat. This will be the second Earth Observation satellite of the Royal Thai Air Force, with the objective to further strengthen their independent space operations for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) purposes.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Andrew Bond of ETL Systems
ETL is using IBC to show off some of its RF distribution products. We have been attending IBC for over 15 years. In that time, we have grown along with the satellite industry. Today, we are a company of over 140 people, of which one third are engineers, the other third are production and the rest are commercial, support & project managers.
Read More »UAE’s First Astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori Begins Stint On Board International Space Station
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, has announced that the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft, carrying the first Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori, along with Oleg Skripochka and Jessica Meir, successfully docked with the International Space Station, ISS. This marks the beginning of the first spaceflight to be undertaken by an Emirati astronaut and first visit by an Arab astronaut to the ISS.
Read More »UK’s Ministry Of Defence Announces £1.5 Million Boost For Military Space Innovation
UK Defence Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has announced a £1.5 million investment in 12 ground-breaking space innovation projects.The announcement marks the next step in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl) ‘Space to Innovate’ competition, which sought to find and fund new technologies that could improve the UK’s resilience, awareness and capability in space.
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