The Chinese Xinhua news agency is reporting that China has successfully launched a new satellite to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies. Named the Shijian-21, the satellite was launched […]
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UPDATE 1: Thales Alenia Space Built SES-17 + SYRACUSE 4A Satellites Successfully Launched By Arianespace
On Sunday, October 24, at 02:10 UTC, Ariane 5 lifted off from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) and successfully orbited two satellites built by Thales Alenia Space, those being SES-17, […]
Three New Directors Named By ESA
The ESA Council has appointed three new ESA directors for Commercialization, Industry and Procurement, for Earth Observation Programs as well as for Navigation. This occurs in a context where boosting […]
L3Harris Technologies Names A New Corporate VP For Their Japanese Office
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has named international aerospace and defense veteran Daniel Zoot as the new Corporate Vice President of L3Harris Technologies Japan. Mr. Zoot will establish L3Harris’ first corporate office […]
The First Commercial Order For Creotech’s HyperSat Smallsat Platform Is Received
Creotech Instruments S.A., in cooperation with the Military University of Technology in Poland, recently initiated the process of building a constellation of three satellites. The cooperation takes place as part […]
Fly Your Satellite! ESA’s Call for CubeSat Proposals Now Open To Uni Students
University students can now get ready to fly their satellite by applying to the European Space Agency now. The European Space Agency (ESA) is encouraging CubeSat student teams, who are working […]
Monaco To Create An Office Of Space Affairs
An Office of Space Affairs in Monaco has been approved by Print Albert II — the creation of this new entity is a result of calls from numerous companies within […]
The UK MOD’s Skynet 6A MILSATCOM Satellite Production Is Initiated By Airbus
The UK’s Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin MP, visited Airbus in Stevenage and pushed the button to start production of the first panel skin for the UK MOD’s next […]
Capacity On HISPASAT’s Upcoming Amazonas Nexus Satellite Leased By Tele Greenland A/S For Internet Connectivity In Greenland
HISPASAT has signed an agreement with Tele Greenland A/S, the national communications company in Greenland, to lease space capacity on the Amazonas Nexus satellite until the end of its lifetime. […]
The Norwegian Government Has Approved The Building Of A New Spaceport
Since the early 1960s, research rockets have been sent into the Earth’s atmosphere from Andøya, Norway. Now, the Norwegian Government has given the green light to take steps to start […]