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The 2023 edition of Space Resources Week (SRW) took place on 19-21 April in Luxembourg and online. The conference demonstrated a focused European scientific capacity building, with partnerships from North America to Japan.

OQ Technology and IoT Squared have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for IoT connectivity using 5G protocol through Shabbab Al Ghamdi for IoT Squared and Omar Qaise, Founder and CEO of OQ Technology.

Kymeta has announced at CABSAT 2023 that telecom service provider Azyan Telecom signed a significant order for its Hawk™ u8 terminals connected by OneWeb. As a result, the signature will bring Kymeta and OneWeb’s unique LEO offering to Oman for the first time. The deal will enable the expansion of national telecom capabilities in the region, expediting efforts to implement ubiquitous high-speed, low-latency communications capabilities across the Sultanate.

Inmarsat, a British satellite telecommunications company, announced on the 18th of May that they are launching the world’s first broadband global area network (BGAN) terminal designed for use on foot. The new solution features the Hughes’ 9203 BGAN Terminal powered by Inmarsat’s ELERA (L-band) satellite network. 

In this  Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Dr. Thomas Sinn, CEO and Founder of DCUBED,  a Munich-based developer of actuators and deployable structures tailored for nano-satellites and the commercial space industry, about the "small" things that matter in space and their new location in the US.

PLD Space has successfully completed the hot test of its MIURA 1 micro rocket, as a precursor to its eventual launch, from its launch base in El Arenosillo (Huelva). As a result, PLD Space is optimistic about the final stretch of its first experimental flight MIURA 1 SN1 Test Flight.

The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) has announced an opening in its leadership for an Executive Director. The role will be a full-time, high-level, in-person role that provides a unique opportunity to work closely with the Acting Executive Director. Furthermore, the successful applicant will gain invaluable experience as they transition into a potential future role as the Executive Director.

Australian company HEX20 has announced today that it is collaborating with various partners to launch the COSPAR Satellite.

Space Systems Command (SSC), the US Space Force’s field command responsible for acquiring and delivering resilient war fighting capabilities in and from space, announced on the 17th of May that they have successfully delivered the second and final spaceflight-ready payload to Japan. 

The Space Arbitration Association, supported by SpaceWatch.Global is featuring a new event series: Space Arbitration Regionally. The second event will take place on 30 May 2023 at 2 pm CEST and 8 am ET and focus on Asia.