Smiths Interconnect has received a contract from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation to participate in the development of a G-band satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Smiths Interconnect will design a […]
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NASA Bolsters SMB Program With $45 Million Investment
NASA has awarded $45 million in early-stage funding to more than 300 U.S. small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and research operations on an accelerated schedule to help offset the impact of […]
Florida Company Licenses NASA Technology That Keeps Electronics Cool
From shutting down unexpectedly to exploding, electronics can wreak havoc when they overheat… A Florida-based company called Protodromics LLC has licensed a NASA technology that takes advantage of a physical […]
RUAG Space + OHB To Deliver Sunshield Solar Array For ESA’s PLATO Planet Hunting Mission
Space supplier RUAG Space will deliver the Sunshield Solar Array Subsystem for the European “planet-hunting” mission PLATO. The “planet-hunting” mission PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) of the European Space […]
ISRO Completes SAR For Joint NASA EO Mission
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed the development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of producing extremely high-resolution images for a joint Earth Observation (EO) satellite mission with […]
Thales Alenia Space Now Has A Major Role To Play With ESA’s 2nd Generation Galileo Constellation
Thales Alenia Space recently signed a 772 million euros contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), acting in the name and on behalf of the European Union represented by the […]
Major Asian Defense Projects To Be Developed By ND SATCOM
ND SATCOM’s established reputation in the defence industry for high security, reliability and engineering innovation underpinned new deals for the company with a major Asian country. Mission-critical new features and […]
Ball Aerospace To Build NASA’s GLIDE Spacecraft
Ball Aerospace was recently selected to build the spacecraft for NASA’s Global Lyman-alpha Imager of the Dynamic Exosphere (GLIDE) heliophysics science Mission of Opportunity. GLIDE will study variability in Earth’s exosphere, […]
Advantech Wireless SSPAs + Satellite Frequency Converters Are The Focus Of A C$2+ Million Order
Advantech Wireless Technologies Inc. (AWT) has received purchase orders totaling more than C$2 million dollars for the company’s Redundant Satellite Frequency Converters and Redundant Solid-State Power Amplifiers from a major […]
ND SATCOM Debuts Their 4th Gen HPAs In The TWTA Realm
Another dimension of ND SATCOM’s satellite communications is now unveiled: the 4th generation of HPAs in the TWT realm. Engineered and made in Germany, the ITAR-free HPA 4xxx series exemplifies […]