A military laser that could boost the UK Armed Forces with greater accuracy, all the while reducing the reliance on high-cost ammunition, has reached its next milestone. During a trial […]
Archives for January 2024
Pixxel to launch six home-built hyper-spectral Fireflies satellites in June
Pixxel recently launched its satellite manufacturing unit, Mega Pixxel, in Bengaluru where it can assemble, integrate and test 40 satellites weighing 100 kilograms every year as the nascent company aims […]
Endeavour Scholarship launches 1st Polish Team to U.S. Space Camp
Four Polish high school students and an educator were named last week as the Astronaut Al Worden Endeavour Scholarship’s “Mission Team #14,” the European nation’s first winners of an all-expenses […]
Hubble views a galactic supernova site
This image features a relatively small galaxy known as UGC 5189A, which is located about 150 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy was observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space […]
UPDATE #3: SpaceX holding steady to Tuesday for launch of 22 smallsat Starlinks
UPDATE #3: SpaceX is still targeting Tuesday, January 23 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit after a series of earlier attempts that ended in […]
Lynk + Telecom begin Sat2Phone service for Telikom subscribers
Lynk Global, Inc. (Lynk) and Telikom Limited (Telikom) have commenced initial Sat2Phone services for subscribers using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space.” This collaboration is anticipated to significantly enhance mobile coverage in Papua New […]
Eutelsat OneWeb supports Paratus South Africa with launch of South Africa Connectivity Services
Eutelsat Group (Euronext Paris, London Stock Exchange: ETL), has announced that Paratus South Africa and Eutelsat OneWeb have partnered to enhance Paratus’ connectivity offering in South Africa. Paratus South Africa […]
NASA to observe Day of Remembrance and host employee safety town hall
In honor of the members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery for the benefit all, the agency will host its […]
Scout Space names a new CEO
Scout Space Inc. has announced that long-time aerospace and defense executive, Philip Hover-Smoot, has been named the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as of January 12, 2024. Hover-Smoot succeeds Co-founder […]
Viasat successfully demos the UK sovereign satellite navigation overlay for the 1st time
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has demonstrated a UK satellite-based augmentation system (UK SBAS) for the first time, showing how highly accurate GPS data can maximize safety and improve efficiency. The […]