Space

In this German Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Andreas Lindenthal, Head of Business Operations & Products at Airbus Space Systems, about the launch of SARah,  Artemis and the Ministerial Council 2022.

Our Space Café “33 minutes with Michael Gschweitl about “ESA BIC Switzerland: the good, the bad, and.. Space” took place on Tuesday, 14 February 2023. Michael Gschweitl is the Technical Lead at ESA BIC Switzerland, the Business Incubation Program (BIC) of the European Space Agency (ESA) for Switzerland, which is run by ETH Zurich.

Clara Venture Labs has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system that will power a spacecraft aiming to land on one of the moons to the giant planets Jupiter or Saturn. The project will be a collaborative effort between Clara Venture Labs, Added Value Solution (AVS), and the Center of Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH).

On January 3, 2023 at 09:55 ET, Launcher successfully launched its first spacecraft (Orbiter SN1) to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 (Transporter-6). Upon successful separation on Launcher’s 24” separation system, the spacecraft powered up and communicated to the ground (command uplink and telemetry downlink) during its first scheduled ground station pass. The Company also communicated with the vehicle for the duration of expected battery life.

CS GROUP has announced that it has finalized the acquisition of 100% of the capital of HE Space, a space engineering company, strengthening its European presence. 

This Space Café Israel will feature Alice Miller - VP Space in Helios - in conversation with Meidad Pariente, correspondent of SpaceWatch.Global for Israel - From Earth to the Moon and back: spin-ups and spin-downs of beyond earth habitat - Alice, like many, wanted to become an astronaut. Becoming a pilot was the first step. Once she realized women could not become pilots in the Israeli Air Force, she petitioned the high court and won the case (1995). She did not become a pilot but opened the doors for hundreds and thousands of women.

The Software Defined Space Conference 2022 was the second conference in the series launched in 2021, earlier with the name Cyber and Space Security Conference. The second edition took place on the 26-27 October 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia. The conference was initiated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication for Estonia and co-organised together with the Estonian Space Office to create a vibrant community for space cyber security.

In this first pilot episode of Space Economy Insights, Kevin O'Connell and Emma Gatti interviewed Claire Jolly, Head of Ocean Economy & Space Economy, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The European Parliament has greenlit the new network of European Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) telecommunication satellites. The Parliament endorsed the network with 603 votes to 6 and 39 abstentions, and the text will undergo formal adoption by the Council before its signature and publication in the Official Journal. As a result, the network will be active from 2024. 

Vyoma has announced a partnership with EnduroSat to help improve the safety of satellites in orbit. As a result, both parties have agreed upon a Memorandum of Understanding outlining how the two companies will support each other to improve the sustainability of space activities.