Starlab Space LLC (Starlab Space), the JV between Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space, has selected SpaceX to launch the Starlab commercial space station to LEO. Starship, SpaceX’s fully […]
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EasyJet to the skies with Iris: next generation air traffic comms service
easyJet has taken to the skies as the first airline partner of the Iris program, an initiative led by the European Space Agency (ESA), and global communications company Viasat, which […]
PLD Space contracted by ESA and the EC for the Flight Ticket Initiative
PLD Space has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (EC) as one of the five companies that will launch institutional missions into space in […]
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 […]
OHB System AG awarded Sentinel-2 Next Generation development contract
The OHB System AG, a subsidiary of the space and technology group OHB SE, has been contracted by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the mission and system definition of […]
ESA + GomSpace sign contract for continued mission control system development
ESA and GomSpace Luxembourg recently signed a contract for continued mission control system development valued at 1,500,000 euros for the continued development of GomSpace’s HOOP mission control system that has […]
Thales Alenia Space selects the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility for FLEX satellite 1st test
Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF), at RAL Space in Oxfordshire, for the first comprehensive assembly, […]
Tyvak International completes the Test Readiness Review of the Milani smallsat
Tyvak International — together with its project partners — have announced the successful achievement of the Test Readiness Review of the Milani spacecraft. A critical component of the Hera planetary […]
Highest performance optical filters developed for ESA’s Athena mission
A GSTP activity led by Ametek in Finland has built high-performance optical filters representative of those that will be used by one of ESA’s biggest upcoming missions. For the Advanced Telescope […]
LeoLabs + Aalyria team together plus Aalyria receives ESA contract
LeoLabs has signed a partnership agreement with Aalyria wherein the firms will address space awareness challenges for complex communications networks that span land, sea, air, and space — this agreement […]