The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the appointment of Eutelsat’s Head of Third Party Teleports Jesus Mendez Sampedro to its Board of Directors. In March, he will stand for election by the membership to a three-year term. In his current role at Eutelsat, in which he has served for nearly 11 years, Jesus is responsible for […]
Organizations
The Mobile Satellite Users Association Elects A New Board Member
SpaceLink‘s Chief Executive Officer, Dave Bettinger, has been elected to the board of directors of the Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) and he brings experience and perspective to help guide the organization’s mission to promote satellite innovation across the globe. The MSUA is a non-profit organization that fosters the exchange of news, information and ideas […]
Swedish Space Corporation Joins The UN:IO European Space Consortium
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has joined the European space consortium, UN:IO, that is creating an independent, European constellation of satellites for commercial and institutional communication channels. As a vital part of the infrastructure, SSC adds their SATCOM services heritage as well as one of the world’s leading, ground station networks. The mega constellation is set […]
New Companies Join The Space Safety Coalition
The Space Safety Coalition (SSC) has doubled the number of space companies who have endorsed SSC’s set of best practices since the organization’s inception in 2019, increasing to more than 50 global participants. The SSC is the first-of-its-kind, global, ad hoc coalition that is dedicated to developing and maintaining a set of aspirational space safety […]
SIG’s Second Annual Awards Event Opens Nominations + Celebrates Contributions
The Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) has opened the nominations for the second annual SIG awards. The awards were created last year to celebrate the impressive contributions SIG members, individuals, and educational institutions have made to help the satellite communications industry. SIG members are invited to cast their nominations now, in the categories of Innovation of the Year, […]
A Collective Defense Community For Space Initiated By IronNet
IronNet, Inc. (NYSE: IRNT) (“IronNet”) continues to scale their presence in the space industry by welcoming customers X-energy and Satelles to the Collective Defense Community for Space, which shares real-time, automated, attack intelligence among community members for increased visibility and faster response to cyberattacks. Established to protect companies driving the space development industry, IronNet’s Collective […]
Bringing International Space Station Data Into Local Classrooms Via Spaceport America + The Global Spaceport Alliance
The Global Spaceport Alliance (GSA) Academic Partnership Working Group, led by Spaceport America Aerospace Engineer Dr. Charles Miller, is working together to make space science more accessible in their communities. Academic Partnership Group members representing New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, the UK, Ecuador, and Japan are working with the non-profit education group Orion’s Quest to provide […]
An Independent Space Industry Group Is Formed To Advance Satellite + Ground System Networks Interoperability
Leading companies and organizations in the space industry, including two major branches of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), have come together to form the Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium, a non-profit industry group created to advance interoperability among space and ground system networks. Formed under the auspices of The IEEE Industry Standards and Technology […]
Successful Launch Of Northrop Grumman’s Resupply and NASA Science Mission
A successful evening launch, 6:01 p.m. EDT, took place on Tuesday, August 10 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The launch was of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft now on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo. At 8:46 p.m., the spacecraft’s solar arrays successfully deployed to […]
Refugees In Uganda Receive Connectivity From Avanti Communications and UNHCR
Avanti Communications (Avanti), has contributed technology to provide remote and off grid refugee settlements in Uganda with the delivery and installation of free solar powered satellite broadband connectivity and laptops to seven UNHCR, (the UN Refugee Agency) sites.ing its satellite technology to support refugees, host communities and humanitarian organizations in the region, through providing access […]