Airbus Defence and Space has selected Blacktree Technology Pty Ltd of Perth, Australia, to provide the ground segment for the Airbus funded UHF military communications hosted payload on-board a commercial telecommunications satellite manufactured by […]
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Infront and SES race to broadcast 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Infront and SES partnered to deliver the recently-concluded ski races of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships from the French Alps to viewers across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Infront, a […]
Astrocast and Digitanimal ‘count cattle’ with enhanced global livestock management
Astrocast, a global nanosatellite IoT network operator, and Digitanimal, a smart solutions developer in livestock tracking devices and solutions, have partnered to develop a Satellite IoT (SatIoT) solution. Both companies are […]
Thales Alenia Space wins 4 year maintenance contract for Europe’s EGNOS
Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract worth more than €100 million with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme […]
Canopée, Ariane 6’s new transport ship ends sea trials and docks in French Guiana for first time
Canopée, the new Ariane 6 transport ship, reached Pariacabo harbor in French Guiana for the first time on January 13, 2023, after leaving Rotterdam in the Netherlands on December 27, […]
Sweden celebrates mainland EU’s first orbital launch site in Kiruna — Spaceport Esrange — ready for satellite launches
After years of preparation and construction, mainland EU’s first orbital launch complex, Spaceport Esrange, was officially inaugurated today by the Swedish Head of State, King Carl XVI Gustaf; the President […]
Rocket Factory Augsburg and SaxaVord Spaceport plan first launch
Launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) and SaxaVord Spaceport have today announced their launch operations partnership. RFA will have exclusive access to Launch Pad Fredo for orbital launches, […]
European Space Agency and Euroconsult to support space startups and entrepreneurs
The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent on behalf of its network of business incubation centers to boost its offering for space start-ups with high growth potential, […]
GKN Aerospace + ArianeGroup extend partnership on Ariane 6 rocket engine subsystems
GKN Aerospace has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles — this contract includes the manufacturing and supply of units […]
Report reveals rising government space defense spendings anticipated by investments in space security and early warning
Leading space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult has released the 22nd edition of its annual “Government Space Programs” report this week, revealing a continued increase in global governments’ space budgets. This […]