The United Arab Emirates (UAE) named its first female astronaut, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said. “Today we announce two new Emirati astronauts, among them the first female Arab astronaut. We congratulate them and count on them to raise the name of the UAE ever higher in space.”
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Going private: The IoT specialist Orbcomm agreed to be acquired by the U.S. investment firm GI Partners, valuing the company at $1.1 billion, Orbcomm said. The Nasdaq-listed firm, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, said it entered into a "definitive agreement" to be acquired, in an all-cash transaction, by GI Partners, a private investment firm based in San Francisco.
Read More »OroraTech will monitor wildfires with Spire nanosatellite
OroraTech, a Munich-based provider of satellite wildfire monitoring, and Spire, provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, want to partner to launch OroraTech’s first payload on a Spire 6U nanosatellite, Spire announced. The satellite planned for launch in December 2021 will carry OroraTech’s thermal-infrared camera and data processing unit designed to detect fires and transmit the data using Spire’s satellite and ground network, Spire said
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Rocket Lab wants its second Electron booster back
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OQ selects NanoAvionics for MACSAT mission
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ESA wants to boost business and bolster its European role
Read More »Ex-NASA’s Bridenstine joins Voyager and Viasat boards
Ex-NASA's Bridenstine joins Voyager and Viasat boards
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Read More »Space Café WebTalk Recap: Outer space knows no borders: Alexandre Vallet on regulating infinity
During this week’s Space Café episode, SpaceWatch.Global publisher, Torsten Kriening brought his focus back to Switzerland, interviewing Alexandre Vallet, who is the Chief of the Space Services Department, which is part of the Radio Communications Bureau at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Read More »LiveEO startup secures €5.25 million funding
LiveEO startup secures €5.25 million funding
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