Canadensys Aerospace and KSAT have announced their ongoing collaboration for communication services in support of Canada’s first Lunar Rover—KSAT will leverage its network of very large aperture antennas to provide […]
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Thales first cybersecurity exercise seizes control of ESA demonstration satellite
The European Space Agency (ESA) challenged cybersecurity experts in the space industry ecosystem to disrupt the operation of the agency’s OPS-SAT demonstration nanosatellite. Participants used a variety of ethical hacking […]
Euroconsult’s report acknowledges both challenges and potential of optical communications for space applications
A new first-edition report from Euroconsult provides a full analysis of the exciting and rapidly developing global market for optical communications terminals driven by NGSO broadband constellations with the need […]
Terran Orbital demonstrates record-breaking 1.4 terabyte single-pass optical downlink for NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 Satellite
Terran Orbital Corporation, a provider of satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced its contribution to the successful demonstration of a record-breaking 1.4-terabytes of data delivered from […]
Terran Orbital assists with demo of single-pass optical downlink for NASA’s Pathfinder technology demonstrator 3 satellite
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has contributed to the successful demonstration of a record-breaking, 1.4-terabytes of data delivered from space to ground by an optical downlink in a single pass. The […]
AAC Clyde Space’s xSPANCION constellation project moves to final demonstration phase
AAC Clyde Space and its partners have agreed to move into the final phase of the xSPANCION project the demonstration phase. This will begin with a phase 3A focused on […]
NASA awards contracts to assess Near-Space communication capabilities
NASA has selected two companies – Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) USA of Denver and SpaceLink Corporation of McLean, Virginia. These companies will develop capability studies to explore and demonstrate communications […]
SpaceLink receives tech demo contract from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
SpaceLink has been awarded a contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to study how commercial optical ground terminals will integrate into the Near Space Network. The funded study includes a […]