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Our Space Café Scotland by Angela Mathis took place on Friday, 28th April. Angela, CEO of ThinkTank Maths was joined by three panelists to talk about where Energy and Finance meet the Scottish Space sector.

Terran Orbital Corporation has announced that the Terran Orbital-developed Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 (PTD-3) satellite enabled a successful 200 gigabits per second space-to-ground optical link.

The 2023 edition of Space Resources Week (SRW) took place on 19-21 April at Luxexpo The Box and online.

New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has awarded the Spaceport America Master Plan Project to the RS&H team, with Populous and Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants, respectively, leading key aspects of the future visioning and environmental stewardship critical to the project. Furthermore, Spaceport America and NMSA will partner with the team to identify the current and future market opportunities that will drive the success of Spaceport America.

In this episode, join Dr. Shawna Pandya, a physician, citizen-scientist astronaut candidate with Project PoSSUM, martial artist, advanced diver, skydiver, pilot-in-training, and Director of Medical Research at Orbital Assembly Construction, as she delves into her multi-faceted career, her passion for space medicine, and her vision for the future of space exploration.

Science Applications International Corp and GomSpace North America have announced an exclusive agreement.

Rivada Space Networks (RSN) and Network Innovations (NI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to bring innovative connectivity solutions to the Government and enterprise markets.

Rocket Lab successfully completed the first of two dedicated Electron launches on the 8th of May to deploy a constellation of tropical cyclone monitoring satellites for NASA reports Business Wire. 

OroraTech, a German aerospace company, announced they are partnering with Spire Global.

Virgin Galactic has announced the Virgin Galactic Unity 25 crew who will be aboard VSS Unity’s return to space later this month. Unity 25’s mission objective is to conduct the final assessment of the spaceflight system and astronaut experience before commercial service begins in late June.