SpaceX has acquired Akoustis Technologies which manufactures integrated devices using patented bulk acoustic wave RF filters. SpaceX, using subsidiary Tune Holdings, acquired the company out of bankruptcy. “Through the Transaction […]
Battery Management System
Japan creating battery that can run for 100 years in outer space
Japan has embarked on a mission to create a battery system that can continuously generate electricity for a century under the extreme conditions of outer space. Long-operational, maintenance-free batteries are […]
KULR selected by private space exploration companies for enhanced battery safety solutions
KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) has received an initial purchase order from one of the world’s largest privately held space exploration companies for enhanced battery safety testing solutions, […]
West Coast Solutions developing new tech for satellites
The West Coast Solutions HBS (Hybrid Battery Supercapacitor) enables a new generation of high-power payloads on smallsats by providing >700W sustained power from a 1U (1000 cc) hybrid battery. Targeted […]
Renesas’ Intersil rad-hardened ICs by the hundreds are onboard NASA’s Artemis I mission
Hundreds of Renesas Electronics‘ radiation-hardened (rad-hard) integrated circuits (ICs), including more than 50 different part numbers, are onboard the Artemis 1 launch that launched on November 16. Intersil-brand, rad-hard ICs […]