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RIDE and SPACECIALIST have announced a partnership agreement to promote a "one-stop shop" solution for all pre and post-Launch Service Agreement (LSA) needs. 

Euroconsult, the French-based space advisory firm, has announced a major process for evolution for the group and shareholders to mark 40 years of strategic guidance for space stakeholders. The company is seeking to enable and drive forward its next decade of success via a simplified, fully integrated operational structure. 

An international team of geologists has explored the foothills of the Lambahraun volcano to search for grainy soil. This soil is particularly important as it is similar to some of the samples that NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected on Mars. This project was possible due to the similarities between  Iceland and Mars.

GMV and the regional government of Galicia’s Galician Innovation Agency have entered into a €1.6 million contract to develop a cybersecurity system. The system will be able to detect radio frequency signal jamming in the area surrounding the Rozas Airport Research Centre (CIAR). 

Rivada Space Networks and IEC Telecom, an international satellite service operator, have announced on the 10th of July the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable innovative connectivity solutions for land and maritime communications. IEC Telecom specialises in digitalisation for the maritime industry and providing remote communications on land where GSM coverage is not available. 

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Chloe Smith, has announced £20 million in funding from the UK Space Agency to support the development of future telecommunications technologies and aerial connectivity projects. The project would subsequently be onboard drones or high-altitude platforms to provide wireless coverage

UK-based spaceflight company, Orbex, has extended its footprint by over thirty percent across its Scottish and Danish design and production facilities in preparation for the launch of its Prime rocket. The company is adding an extra 1,500 square meters of factory and office space to its existing 4,750 square meter estate in Forres, Scotland, and Copenhagen, Denmark.

European Space Imaging (EUSI) has announced a multi-million euro investment into their ground station at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) near Munich. This strategic upgrade extends EUSI's ability to deliver imagery with remarkable speed and efficiency, solidifying its claim to the position as a hub for the best satellite imagery technology in Europe.

Data from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s exoplanet mission Cheops has led to the surprising revelation that an ultra-hot exoplanet that orbits its host star in less than a day is covered by reflective clouds of metal, making it the shiniest exoplanet ever found.

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