Gilmour Space Technologies and Fleet Space Technologies are joining forces to launch smallsats to orbit. Fleet Space launched Australia’s first commercial smallsats in 2018 and its fifth just last week with their technology already transforming critical industries that range from energy and utilities to mining. Established well before Australia’s two-year-old Space Agency, Gilmour and Fleet were […]
Archives for March 2021
Cree l Wolfspeed’s Advanced X-Band Radar Devices Enable High Performance RF Power Solutions
Cree l Wolfspeed‘s four new GaN on SiC MMIC devices enable designers to improve RF system size, weight, and power … Cree l Wolfspeed, provider of silicon carbide (SiC) technology, introduces four new multi-stage GaN on SiC monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) devices, extending its range of RF solutions for a diverse array of pulsed and […]
ESA Recruiting For Astronauts
Applications are now open for the ESA’s 2021 astronaut selection and qualified candidates of all genders are encouraged to apply. As well as recruiting new members to the agency’s astronaut corps, ESA has also issued a vacancy notice for the ‘Parastronaut’ feasibility study to select astronauts living with specific physical disabilities. This project is a […]
Dragonfly Aerospace’s Gecko Imager Delivered To Loft Orbital
Dragonfly Aerospace has delivered a customized Gecko electro-optical imager to Loft Orbital to fly on that firm’s YAM-3 satellite that is due to launch in Q2 of 2021. The Gecko camera is an easy-to-integrate imaging solution with a compact design and includes large built-in mass storage. Its reliable performance comes from its mature flight-proven electronics […]
Leaf Space Enters MoU With LEOcloud To Develop Hybrid Cloud Environment
Leaf Space and LEOcloud have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a ‘go to market’ and services integration strategy that will enable end users to connect to satellite data suppliers and operate in a seamless hybrid cloud environment at the Space Edge. Since Leaf Space’s inception in 2014, the company has focused […]
Non-Profit Foundation Initiated By KSF Space In The U.S.
KSF Space announced that they are now officially a United States non-profit and non-government organization and no longer a UK Space Foundation. Dr. Kayyali, Chairman of the KSF Space Foundation, said, “This is a strategic step toward space innovation. The United States is offering the largest market on Earth for the space industry and space […]
A Euroconsult Report: Satellite B’band Market To Triple
To date, satellite broadband has enjoyed limited success. Suppliers such as Viasat of California, Hughes Network Systems and Paris-based Eutelsat have made some limited headway in supplying consumers and businesses from geo-stationary but numerically modest subscriber numbers. That’s about to change, reports research specialist company, Euroconsult. Universal Broadband Access is Euroconsult’s first-ever report on satellite-based […]
Australian Defence Force And Inmarsat Australia Extend AUS$221m Contract To 2027
New virtual satellite operations center enables the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to control satellite use and monitoring directly… The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Inmarsat, a major provider in global, mobile satellite communications, have agreed to a AUS$221 million contract extension for the provision of commercial satellite communications airtime services and managed hardware. Brigadier Gregory […]
NASA Bolsters SMB Program With $45 Million Investment
NASA has awarded $45 million in early-stage funding to more than 300 U.S. small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and research operations on an accelerated schedule to help offset the impact of the pandemic on the enterprises. The funding came from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, the release stated. Selected companies […]
Innoflight Receives Funding From Private Equity Firm
The U.S.-based private equity firm, The Jordan Company (TJC), has invested in Innoflight as a majority stakeholder. The company is now backed by a firm with original capital commitments in excess of $14 billion and a 39-year track record of investing and contributing to the growth of many businesses across a wide range of industries. […]