The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is having a severe effect on families, companies and organizations all over the world and the space industry is certainly not immune to the impact.
Read More »Astrobotic to Develop New Commercial Payload Service for NASA’s Human Landing System
Astrobotic proudly announced on 4 May 2020 that it is has been selected to develop and lead a new commercial payload service onboard the Dynetics Human Landing System (HLS).
Read More »TS2 SPACE Launches New KA-Band Satellite Broadband In Iraq, Syria And Armenia
TS2 SPACE has recently launched new KA-BAND satellite services. Using the HYLAS 2 spacecraft, the company now provides high- speed data services to Iraq, Syria and Armenia.
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne Welcomes Amy Gowder As Chief Operating Officer
Aerojet Rocketdyne announced on 4 May 2020 that Amy Gowder joins the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Gowder will report directly to CEO and President Eileen Drake and will serve as one of the officers of parent company Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
Read More »Infostellar Raises US$3.5 Million To-Date In Current Investment Round
Infostellar, a highly innovative ground-segment-as-a-service (GSaaS) provider, announced on 30 April 2020 that it has raised a total of US$3.5 million in convertible bonds with existing investors Airbus Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund,
Read More »Astroscale Signs MOU With Northumbria University To Collaborate On Satellite End-of-Life Practices
Astroscale Holdings Inc., the market-leader in developing technology and services to remove space debris and secure long-term orbital sustainability, announced on 4 May 2020 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Professor Chris Newman, Professor of Space Law and Policy at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK,
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Unlocking Space Data With Blockchain For A Scalable New Space Economy
By Alessandra Albano The global space industry is expected to generate revenue of US$1.1 trillion or more in 2040, up from the current US$350 billion, according to Morgan Stanley. Investors are also taking an upbeat view of the prospect of investing in space innovations amidst the risk of technical recession. According …
Read More »VodafoneZiggo Launches 5G With Ericsson Spectrum Sharing
VodafoneZiggo, the leading Dutch communications service provider, announced on 28 April 2020 that it is launching 5G with Ericsson Spectrum Sharing and Ericsson 5G Core, for an economic and seamless roll-out of the latest mobile technology offering enhanced network performance.
Read More »Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Completes First Flight From Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company have announced the successful completion of its first SpaceShipTwo test flight from Spaceport America. This glide flight marks the inaugural solo flight of VSS Unity in New Mexico and as such is an important flight test milestone in preparation for commercial service. On SpaceShipTwo’s …
Read More »Maxar To Support Dynetics In Designing And Building Lunar Human Landing System For NASA
Maxar Technologies, a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, announced on 1 May 2020 that it has been selected to support Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, in designing and building a Human Landing System for NASA's Artemis program, which will send the first woman and the next man to the Moon by 2024 and enable future crewed missions to Mars.
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