The Vernadsky Challenge, a competition for hardware startups, is accepting applications for engineering startups in the fields of: space technologies & active bioelectronics The winner will receive a grant of $60,000.
Read More »ICEYE SAR satellite imagery available through ESA’s Earthnet
ICEYE, Finnish New Space and global leader in small satellite synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) technology, is providing its SAR satellite data for assessment via ESA’s Earthnet Third Party Mission (TPM). Through this programme, ESA sponsors the cost to access ICEYE’s SAR data for research and Earth Observation (EO) based application development.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Resurrecting OneWeb – What impact for the global space industry?
by Steven Freeland and Francois Lambert. Later this month, on 26 June, a flurry of companies will make their final bids to acquire OneWeb, Greg Wyler’s prised space start-up. The winning bidder could be a private company, perhaps backed by a major space power. Whoever is successful will have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact on the future ‘NewSpace’ model that is operating in a significant area of commercial competition – Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
Read More »Momentus And OrbAstro Announce Service Agreement For 3U In-Orbit Demonstration
Momentus, provider of in-space transportation services for satellites, and OrbAstro, a UK company focused on developing the technology to enable tiny satellites to operate in large flocks, announced on 4 June 2020 a launch contract to fly a 3U to SSO onboard the SpaceX Dedicated rideshare mission in 2021.
Read More »Nanosatellite With Global Mission Tested For Space
The European Space Agency's largest antenna test facility remains operational despite the COVID-19 pandemic, performing pre-flight testing for the latest satellite in a constellation to serve the internet of things.
Read More »Welsh Aerospace Company Smallspark Aims To Reignite The UK Space Sector
Cardiff-based Smallspark Space Systems announced on 26 May 2020 that it has received three major grants to develop its low-cost, environmentally-friendly rocket engines.
Read More »Space BD Successfully Launches Its Payload To The ISS
Space BD Inc. has announced that the H-II Transfer Vehicle No.9 (HTV9) successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Station to the International Space Station via H-IIB launch vehicle.
Read More »Phase Four Inks Partnership With Marubeni Corporation
Phase Four, makers of radio frequency (RF) plasma engines for next generation space platforms, announced on 18 May 2020 that it has inked an agreement with Marubeni Corporation as an exclusive representative of its Maxwell line of satellite engines in Japan, one of the world’s fastest-growing space economies. Phase Four …
Read More »SatRevolution And Momentus Announce Orbital Deployment Contract
Momentus Space, provider of in-space transportation services for satellites, and SatRevolution, a forerunner of the space industry in Poland, announced on 20 May 2020 an orbital deployment contract for SatRevolution’s LabSat 3U Cubesat. Momentus will launch the 3U cubesat, called LabSat, on-board the Vigoride Orbit transfer vehicle in December of 2020 …
Read More »Thales Alenia Space Wins Two Contracts From ESA To Study Future Upgrades Of EGNOS
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded two contracts to Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), concerning EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service). These contracts, fully financed under the European Commission H2020 programme concern study phases on the system evolution. They will call on …
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