Amazon announced it signed launch service contracts with three commercial launch companies, ArianeSpace, Blue Origin and ULA (United Launch Alliance) for 83 launches altogether over a five year period. Arianespace will perform 18 Ariane 6 launches for Amazon’s Project Kuiper over a period of three years under the contract.
Read More »Lockheed Martin releases open-source on-orbit docking standard
Lockheed Martin has released an open-source, non-proprietary interface to help standardize on-orbit docking. The company published the Mission Augmentation Port (MAP) interface standard online to support industry approaches to on-orbit servicing and mission augmentation, Lockheed said.
Read More »UK Space Command signs contract with SSTL for Carbonite+ Satellite
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) has signed a £22 million contract with Defence Equipment and Support on behalf of UK Space Command for a 150 kg satellite based on SSTL’s Carbonite+, SSTL said. The project is named TYCHE and it is the first satellite procurement for the MINERVA programme.
Read More »Space Café China – Greater Bay Area – Recap – A Quarterly Update with Blaine Curcio
On the 31st of March Space Cafè GBA - China re-opened its doors, this time with a new format. Blaine Curcio, Senior Space Consultant and Space Tech expert from Euroconsult based in Hong Kong is back in the show, this time on the guest chair. During the 45 minutes live interview with co-hosts Torsten Kriening and Dr. Emma Gatti,
Read More »Polaris secures pre-series-A investment
Polaris has secured a pre-series-A investment from the newly created Polaris Space Ventures (PSV) investment company, Polaris said. The investment enables the firm to increase the number of employees, as well as enlarge company facilities, and to prepare for rapid upscaling.
Read More »German EnMAP satellite launches aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-4 mission
SpaceX launched its Transporter-4 mission carrying 40 spacecraft, including CubeSats, microsats, picosats, non-deploying hosted payloads, and an orbital transfer vehicle to deploy spacecraft at a later time. The rideshare mission was the rocket booster’s seventh successful mission.
Read More »Space Café WebTalk: 33 minutes with Laura Anne Edwards – Thoughts on the Future of Space and Earth Recap
The Space Café WebTalk “33 minutes with Laura Anne Edwards - Thoughts on the Future of Space and Earth” took place on Tuesday, 29th March. Laura is an innovation catalyst, named a 2021 Top 50 Leader in Space Tech. Laura is a NASA Datanaut, a core member of the Oxford Space Initiative, TED Resident,
Read More »Register Today For Our Space Café “33 minutes with Ricardo Conde” On 12 April 2022
This Space Café WebTalk will feature Ricardo Conde, President of the Portuguese Space Agency - Portugal Space, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. Portugal's Journey into Space. Ricardo Conde, 55 years old, is the father of two beautiful girls.
Read More »(Re)Visit Europe with European space technologies
The 3rd Cassini Hackathon will focus on preserving Europe’s tourist destinations and the way we access them. Participants will be challenged to develop ideas that support sustainable travel, and promote thoughtful exploration of nature. The aim is to uplift the tourism industry with “resilient and sustainable digital solutions”.
Read More »Happy birthday, Portuguese Space Agency!
The Portuguese Space Agency has just celebrated its third anniversary of existence. The agency is proud that it remained faithful to “making sure that Space can, and does, contribute to the Portuguese population’s economic growth and social well-being.”
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