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Testing of the ExoMars rover at Airbus in Toulouse has moved to the next stage with the start of the thermal vacuum testing (TVAC) which will last about 18 days.
Read More »Airbus goes Full steam ahead for TVAC testing for ExoMars
Airbus’ Golden Jubilee for Skynet Secure Satellite Communications
Airbus is celebrating 50 years of providing global secure military satellite communications to the UK Ministry of Defence with the 50th anniversary of the first Skynet satellite. And it’s a double celebration as this year Airbus is also celebrating its 50th birthday.
Read More »European Data Relay System EDRS-C Successfully Launched
The second satellite to join the constellation that forms the European Data Relay System (EDRS) was launched by Arianespace on 06 August, 21:30 CEST (19:30 UTC). The satellite was launched onboard an Ariane 5, together with a second passenger, Intelsat 39, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Read More »Frost & Sullivan Finds Small Satellites and Downstream Digital Transformation Accelerate Space Industry Evolution
In a new report, Frost & Sullivan forecasts the total revenue opportunities for the global satellite manufacturing market to soar past $366.06 billion with global launch demand for 12,766 satellites and cumulative launch opportunities of $102.52 billion for the period 2019 to 2030.
Read More »#SpacewatchGL Interviews: Eli Tamanaha of UP42
UP42 is making the use of geospatial data easy. I don't know if you remember what geospatial data looked like in the 1990s, but I remember it as a map book. It was inefficient and difficult to use and when geospatial data is hard to use, we tend to run away. We just don't use it and we get lost.
Read More »Airbus brings a SMILE to ESA
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency to build the European component of the SMILE satellite (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer).
Read More »OneWeb Satellites and partners OneWeb and Airbus Open Doors on High-Volume Satellite Production Facility in Florida
OneWeb Satellites has officially opened the world’s first high-volume, high-speed advanced satellite production facility to bring transformative Internet connectivity to everyone, everywhere.
Read More »Inmarsat Selects Airbus to Deliver Next Generation GX Aviation Satellites
Airbus has been selected to deliver Inmarsat’s newest fleet of satellites as part of a long-term strategy to develop an agile, flexible, diverse and cost-effective constellation.
Read More »Eutelsat’s Quantum Satellite Payload is Integrated with Platform
The payload and platform of the first European satellite that can be completely reprogrammed after launch have been successfully joined together.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Column: China’s Challenges—A Space Industry In Ascent Still Faces Turbulence
By Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan When reading about the Chinese space industry in English-language media, or when speaking with Western companies about the Chinese space industry, we oftentimes hear two types of opinions: China is catching up in space so fast! By Wednesday next week, they will have overtaken …
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