ESA, through its European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) to build a large CubeSat platform for its in-orbit demonstration/in-orbit validation (IOD/IOV) program. Under the […]
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New European Commission Roadmap for strengthening European defence capabilities
The European Commission and the High Representative have proposed to EU Member States the ‘Preserving Peace – Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030‘, a comprehensive plan to strengthen European defence capabilities. As […]
EU wants UK participation in IRIS2
Laurent Jaffart, Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications at the European Space Agency (ESA), has spoken encouragingly about the UK participating in the EU’s IRIS2 super-constellation being assembled by the […]
Toward a secure Europe: The Netherlands to build a pan-European quantum network
The European Commission is working on a quantum-secure communication infrastructure for all of Europe—this will help to ensure that personal data, financial transactions, and confidential communications remain protected, even against […]
Indra Group deploys advanced SATCOM to provide assistance during health and climate emergencies
As part of the European 5G-HUB project, Indra is developing a state-of-the-art, interoperable, 5G satellite system to ensure secure, robust, and resilient data transmission from space in the event of […]
Forrester’s Digest: EGNOS upgraded by European Commission
The European Commission has confirmed a significant upgrade to EGNOS, Europe’s satellite-based flight and positioning augmentation system. On August 25th, the GEO-3 satellite Eutelsat 5 West B moved from test […]
ESA’s Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with Avio and Isar Aerospace
The Flight Ticket Initiative is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission for European companies and institutions to test and prove new products and applications […]
Forrester’s Digest: Belgium vs France for IRIS2 LEO contract
The EU-backed IRIS2 mega-constellation of super-secure satellites has seen the SpaceRISE consortium, which is managing the project, launch its first contest for the building of the 270-satellite LEO segment of […]
Arianespace readies for Vega-C launch of CO3D + MicroCarb misson on Friday to map Earth in 3D + find sinks of carbon dioxide
Vega-C is scheduled to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 23:03 local time on July 25, (03:03 BST/04:03 CEST on 26 July), Friday, July 25th, 7:03 PM PDT. […]
European Space Agency’s Sentinel-4 Mission launches with Teledyne Space Imaging CCD technology
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) designed, tested, and manufactured two powerful charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors delivered to Airbus GmbH for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-4 air-quality monitoring mission. Sentinel-4, […]