Chinese commercial launcher developer and launch service provider LandSpace announced during the MAKS 2019 show, that the company is seeking and accepting payloads from around the world for the maiden launch of its proprietary ZhuQue-2 (ZQ-2) launcher powered by a LOX/LCH4 liquid-propellant rocket engine (LRE).
Read More »ExoMars Rover Ready for Environmental Testing
The Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover has completed its construction activities in the UK and will now depart to France for testing under the conditions of the Red Planet’s environment.
Read More »Kacific Taps ABS’ Ground Infrastructure for Its Gateway Services to the Philippines and the Greater Pacific Region
As Kacific plans for the launch of its Kacific1 satellite later in the year, it has selected ABS for its ground infrastructure. ABS’ teleport in Subic Bay, the Philippines, will host, operate and provide first level support for its gateway hub.
Read More »ESA and GomSpace Luxembourg Sign Contract for Continued Constellation Management Development
GomSpace Luxembourg and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a development contract at a value of EUR 1,425,000 for GomSpace Luxembourg’s continued development of the Mega-Constellation Operations Platform (MCOP) product.
Read More »Capella Space Partners with SpaceNet to Expand Access to SAR Data
Capella Space has partnered with SpaceNet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating open source, artificial intelligence (AI) applied research for geospatial applications.
Read More »Viasat, ReadyNet Demonstrate High-Speed Satellite Internet across Jamaica, Bringing Connectivity to Communities and Businesses
In a public demonstration, attended by Jamaican regulators and government agencies including the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, ViaSat and ReadyNet successfully showed how Viasat's high-speed satellite internet service could help connect communities and businesses across Jamaica.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: No Tardigrades Here by Laura Montgomery
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Laura Montgomery, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. This is "No Tardigrades Here", originally published 22 August 2019.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Dr. Val Munsami of South African National Space Agency
Formed in 2010, the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has been making huge strides forward. Though the Agency was only founded nine years ago, South Africa's involvement in space goes back to the second half of the 20th century, with projects that included observing the Earth’s magnetic field at stations around Southern Africa.
Read More »Optus Business and Myriota Form First-of-its-Kind Agreement to Bolster Remote IoT Coverage
Optus Business today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Myriota, the global leader in nanosatellite Internet of Things (IoT), with a view to providing remote and regional connectivity for IoT devices and applications.
Read More »ESA Searches for Ideas on Exploration of Lunar Caves
The European Space Agency (ESA) is asking for ideas on how to explore lunar caves.
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