Space

How does the European Space Agency and the Worldbank join their forces to solve world´s biggest challenges? From Climate Resilience to Disaster Management, Clean Energy and Agriculture. This Space Café Austria will feature Christoph Aubrecht , Director of ESA´s Global Development Assistance, in conversation with Sabine Pongruber, Founder and CEO of WEME Global and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global.

In the third episode, Namrata and Emma will discuss the rise of the Chinese Space industry. From the projects for an independent Moon base to their progress in every sector of the space tech and military domain, China’s declared ambition is to become the strongest world power in 50 years from now, and space is one of their main tools to reach such a goal.

Aalyria and Rivada Space Networks (RSN) have entered into an agreement to use Aalyria’s Spacetime platform to orchestrate the network for Rivada’s planned LEO constellation. Rivada’s constellation will consist of 600 satellites interconnected via laser links. As a result, the solution will offer integrated core and edge connectivity over a single, global private network in space. The first satellite launch is set for 2025, with global service starting in 2026.

Researchers and students of the Tartu Observatory at the University of Tartu have begun the development of Estonia’s first lunar rover, designed to take Estonian technology to the Moon at the end of this decade or the beginning of the next. 

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Share My Space to conceptualize an end-to-end software able to model space operations failures' impact on air and sea traffic. The goal is to lower the risk of human casualties and infrastructural damage on terrestrial assets. 

Intellian Technologies Inc. has announced its ARC-M4 Block 1 terminal at Satellite 2023 in Washington, D.C. Providing simultaneous X- and Military Ka-bands plus all commercial Ka, the Block 1 marks the next extension of Intellian’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) certified products.

According to Brand Finance's annual valuation, Boeing (brand value up 13% to US$17.5 billion) has remained the most valuable aerospace and defense brand in 2023. This is as demand for commercial aircraft increased following a return to global travel, post-Covid-19, has sustained Boeing’s brand value growth, which is 4% higher than its main competitor Airbus (brand value up 9% to US$14.4 billion). However, Boeing’s brand value remains 23% lower than its pre-pandemic value.

EnduroSat, a software-flexible NanoSats and space services provider, has announced a partnership with the University of Sydney and Breakthrough Initiatives on its TOLIMAN mission. EnduroSat will design and build a 16U MicroSat called TOLIMAN to perform high-precision astrometric measurements on the Alpha Centauri system. The search for exoplanets will focus on the habitable zone around two Sun-like stars, Alpha Centauri A and B.

ReOrbit has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AAC Clyde Space to further strengthen their collaboration in streamlining data flow in space. The primary objective of this strategic partnership is to develop a joint small satellite core avionics and flight software product, where AAC Clyde Space provides the designated hardware and ReOrbit provides the designated software.

Warpspace announced on the 15th of March that Hiromitsu Azuma has been newly appointed as Representative Director and CEO. Azuma has experience as an entrepreneur from startup to exit. In addition, as COO and General Manager at Warpspace, he has worked closely with Tsunemachi- who took the position of CEO in 2019- to expand the business while overseeing the practical aspects of Warpspace’s business, finance, and technology.