Glasgow's AAC Clyde Space will develop, manufacture and gain in-orbit heritage on its next generation nano and small satellites having secured financial support from Scottish Enterprise (SE). With a standardized and modularized design, the satellites will combine cutting edge technology with constellation ready productization.
Read More »Scottish Solar Panel To Fly On UK Space Launch
AAC Clyde Space played an integral role in Glasgow’s emergence as a global hub for satellite manufacturing and built the UK Space Agency’s first national satellite, which was launched in 2014.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Doing An Iridium
Our industry is sometimes difficult to understand. OneWeb recently filed for bankruptcy, letting go of most of its staff, but then only a couple of days later they filed for an expansion of their fleet to 48,000 satellites.
Read More »Xplore To Host Space For Humanity Payload On Its First Moon Mission
Xplore Inc., a commercial space company providing Space as a Service TM today announced on 3 June 2020 that space industry leader Dylan Taylor plans to reserve payload space on Xplore's first mission beyond Earth orbit.
Read More »OHB SE Secures Financing For The Next 5 Years, Including Optional Extension
German satellite and rocket hardware builder OHB SE announced on 3 June 2020 that it has today entered into a new credit facility agreement, which replaces the existing agreement ahead of schedule.
Read More »Telefónica Puts Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO Satellite To The Test
Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, and Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS), the international wholesale services provider of the Telefónica Group, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, have completed live in-orbit testing across a wide range of applications on Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Phase 1 satellite.
Read More »Oman Solicits Requirement Bids For Communications Satellite
The Sultanate of Oman’s Space Communication Technologies LLC (SCT) issued on 3 June 2020 an invitation for consultancy bids to help the company determine the requirements for Oman’s first communications satellite.
Read More »Momentus And OrbAstro Announce Service Agreement For 3U In-Orbit Demonstration
Momentus, provider of in-space transportation services for satellites, and OrbAstro, a UK company focused on developing the technology to enable tiny satellites to operate in large flocks, announced on 4 June 2020 a launch contract to fly a 3U to SSO onboard the SpaceX Dedicated rideshare mission in 2021.
Read More »Astroscale U.S. Enters the GEO Satellite Life Extension Market
Astroscale U.S. Inc., the US unit of Astroscale Holdings Inc., a market leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the intellectual property and other assets and to hire certain members of the staff of Effective Space Solutions R&D Ltd. (ESS), an Israeli satellite life-extension and servicing company.
Read More »Astrobotic Awarded NASA Contract To Develop Ultranav Smart Camera For Next-Gen Space Missions
NASA has selected Astrobotic for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award to continue its development of UltraNav, a low-cost, autonomous, visual navigation system for spacecraft. The system has wide-ranging applications, from the servicing of Earth satellites to journeys to challenging space destinations such as the lunar poles or Martian mountains.
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