Thales Alenia Space has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a feasibility study for the SOLARIS initiative — this study will determine the viability of a […]
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ESA: New Galileo station goes on duty
This week marks another important milestone for the Galileo project with the ground segment formally gaining a brand-new asset. Galileo’s new Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT&C) facility is a 13.5-meter […]
Thales’ contract to provide cybersecurity for Galileo Second Generation (G2G)
Thales has been notified by the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) and the European Union represented by the European […]
Fleet Space Technologies acquires European frequency assets and continues the company’s global expansion
Fleet Space Technologies has expanded its global footprint with its acquisition of rights to new, long-term, frequency filings in Europe — in the firm’s first commercial venture on the European […]
ESA moves ahead with In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) missions
In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) refers to extending the life or functionalities of spacecraft that are already on-orbit — this can be accomplished by performing maintenance, adjusting a spacecraft’s orbit, changing the […]
Europe’s first lightning imager captures 1,000 pictures per second that help produce a meteorological breakthrough
The first satellite instrument continuously detecting lightning over Europe and Africaison is delivering a breakthrough for the detection and prediction of severe storms. Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, and the […]
European Space Agency (ESA) unveils new events venue in the UK
A state-of-the-art conference center that will support the thriving UK space industry has opened at Harwell campus in Oxfordshire. Part of ESA’s European Center for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), […]
ESSP + Viasat agree to commercialize the Iris air traffic program
Viasat, through its recently acquired business, Inmarsat, has signed a long-term contract to appoint European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) as the Service Provider for the Iris air traffic modernization program, […]
OQ Technology wins million€ ESA contract to build 3 advanced smallsats
OQ Technology has been awarded a 1.1 million euros contract to design, build, integrate, test and demo three, advanced smallsats that will feature multiple payloads, providing space-based, 5G, narrowband Internet-of-Things […]
ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite progressing toward launch
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic Weather Satellite has passed the Critical Design Review (CDR), a key step to start the manufacturing of the satellite ahead of planned launch in […]