Australian rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies has achieved one of the longest hybrid rocket engine test firings in the world: a 110-second mission duration burn of its upper stage engine.
Read More »Roscosmos says ready to ensure safe spacewalk for tourists
Specialists of Roscosmos will take all measures to ensure a safe spacewalk for tourists and the Russian state space corporation is ready to provide these services, its head Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station.
Read More »Gogo lowers in-flight connectivity floor to 3,000 feet
Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO) will lower the altitude at which passengers can begin using its connectivity services from 10,000 feet above ground level (AGL) to 3,000 feet AGL for a significant portion of its air-to-ground (ATG) fleet beginning July 20, 2020.
Read More »International crewed Mars flight may happen in late 2030s
The late 2030s are the most probable time for a crewed spacecraft’s flight to Mars, Executive Director of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos for Manned Space Programs Sergei Krikalyov said on Friday.
Read More »Telespazio UK awarded ESA contract for satellite-data QA tool
Telespazio UK, a subsidiary of Telespazio – a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%) – has been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) contract to further develop a tool to automate quality assurance analysis of Satellite-based Earth Observation (EO) data products.
Read More »TNO signs contract ESA for Phase 2 OF TOmCAT project for telecom satellites
TNO has signed a contract with ESA to demonstrate cutting-edge optical communication technologies for future terabit-per-second telecom satellites. The TOmCAT project (Terabit Optical Communication Adaptive Terminal) will enable high-throughput laser communication between ground stations and satellites.
Read More »NASA updates protection policies for Moon-to-Mars missions
NASA has released two NASA Interim Directives (NIDs) updating the agency’s requirements for robotic and human missions traveling to the Earth’s Moon, and human missions traveling to Mars. The first, NID 8715.128, addresses the control of forward terrestrial biological contamination associated with all NASA and NASA-affiliated missions intended to land, orbit, or otherwise encounter the Moon.
Read More »NASA Completes Psyche Satellite Design, Moves to Hardware Development
Psyche, the NASA mission to explore a metal-rock asteroid of the same name, recently passed a crucial milestone that brings it closer to its August 2022 launch date. Now the mission is moving from planning and designing to high-gear manufacturing of the spacecraft hardware that will fly to its target in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Read More »exactEarth expands Channel Partner Agreement by $7.0 Million
exactEarth Ltd. , a leading provider of Satellite-AIS data services announces an expanded alliance agreement with one of its existing channel partners. All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Read More »Viasat launches premium residential internet service in Brazil
Viasat Inc. a global communications company, announced today the availability of reliable, high-speed, high-quality internet service for residential customers in Brazil.
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