ESA has signed a contract for Element #1, the first phase of the HydRON Demonstration System — HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, is set to transform the […]
Laser Comms
Initial tests of the KERAUNOS optical communications satellite are successful
This experiment is the result of a collaboration between the French Defense Innovation Agency (AID), part of the French armament directorate (DGA), and two French New Space companies, Unseenlabs and […]
TNO launches Qu-STAR to pioneer quantum internet via space
TNO has launched a new project called Qu-STAR to define the role of space in quantum information networks. The quantum internet, envisioned to connect quantum devices globally, currently faces distance […]
Astrolight sets the stage for next generation secure space-to-Earth data transmission
Astrolight has concluded a significant milestone by completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the company’s ATLAS-1 Space-to-Earth laser communication on-orbit demonstration mission. The European Commission (EC) has selected the […]
AAC Clyde Space + partners create hub for laser comms in the Netherlands
AAC Clyde Space and the company’s partners are creating a hub for laser satellite communications in the Netherlands, supported by agreements with Dutch TNO and FSO Instruments. The agreement marks […]
Voyager Space’s former VP of Exploration is now CTO and member of Starlab’s Space Board
Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, today announced the appointment of Marshall Smith as the company’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and as a member of Starlab Space’s Board of Directors. […]
FSO Instruments builds on TNO’s groundbreaking laser comms in space technology
Recently, TNO and AAC Clyde Space reported the successful testing and commissioning of its compact laser satellite communication terminal — this establishes space flight heritage for TNO’s groundbreaking technology, which […]
Dutch satellite instrument achieves milestone in laser data transfer to Earth
Researchers from TNO have successfully connected a satellite to a ground station on Earth via self-developed laser communication technology — this is the first time this has been achieved with […]
Telesat Selects Aalyria’s Spacetime for revolutionary Telesat Lightspeed LEO constellation
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Aalyria, a leading advanced networking and laser communications technologies company, today announced an Agreement to deploy […]
Aerospacelab + Exolaunch successfully launch the Grégoire satellite
Aerospacelab and Exolaunch have launched the former’s Grégoire satellite, the company’s second private smallsat to travel into space. Two years after Aerospacelab’s first satellite mission (Arthur-1) flew into space on […]