Sky and Space Company Limited, (Sky and Space) a nanosatellite service provider, announced industry veteran Mark Gilroy as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In addition, the Company appointed Sky […]
Archives for October 2022
Hyperspectral imaging for smallsats is the goal of Exobotics + Simera Sense collaboration
Exobotics and Simera Sense are collaborating to engineer and integrate a hyperspectral imager into one of their smallsat platforms that is scheduled to be launched into LEO later this year. […]
NewSpace Systems’ ESA contract to further parafoil system that recovers payloads and more
Founded in 2015, the UK SME, NewSpace Systems Ltd, supported by the UK Space Agency, has recently been awarded a contract from ESA under the Agency’s GSTP program. This contract […]
Thales and ESChat partner in Push-to-Talk over satellite
Thales expands its footprint in satellite communications providing a reliable Push-to-Talk service that operates anywhere in the world as a result of the success of the ThalesLINK on Iridium Certus […]
SDA awards prototype agreement to Ball Aerospace to establish NExT
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded one, firm-fixed price, Other Transaction prototype agreement, with a total potential value of approximately $176 million, to Ball Aerospace of Broomfield, Colorado, for […]
Europe’s new weather satellite makes waves
The Meteosat Third Generation satellite system is set to revolutionize weather forecasting and enable more precise monitoring of the changing atmosphere, land and oceans. The first Meteosat Third Generation Imager, […]
Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit as the Alpha rocket deploys customer payloads
Firefly Aerospace, a provider of launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced that its Alpha FLTA002 mission successfully reached orbit and deployed customer payloads, lifting off on October 1 at 12:01am […]
UPDATE 4: At last — it’s a liftoff for ULA’s SES-20 and SES-21
Update 4 posting… The weather in Florida finally cooperated after United Launch Alliance’s previous delays from hurricane Ian. As a result Atlas V launched on schedule at 5:36 pm EDT […]
Inmarsat + Livewire Digital blend their talents to create an SD-WAN
A new, hyper-intelligent, Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), is being developed by Inmarsat — this technology will bring a wealth of new, additional connectivity capabilities for mobility businesses worldwide, as […]
SpinLaunch completes milestone Flight Test 10 + launches payloads from NASA, Airbus U.S., Cornell University + Outpost
SpinLaunch has announced the results of their tenth successful Flight Test of its Suborbital Accelerator from Spaceport America, New Mexico. The flight test, which occurred on September 27, 2022, demonstrated […]