The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded nine grants representing $3.15 million under the CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM (CUBICS) to Canadian post-secondary institutions to advance space science and technology while training the […]
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China’s Lijian-1 launches 26 satellites (Kinetica-1)
The second Lijian-1 launch vehicle (Lijian-1 Y2 , 力箭一号遥二) launched 26 small satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 7 June 2023, at 04:10 UTC (12:10 […]
ST Engineering iDirect’s New CEO comes from Intelsat General with plans to expand global accelerated growth strategy
ST Engineering iDirect, a global provider in satellite communications, has named Don Claussen as its new CEO, effective January 2, 2023. Claussen will lead the company in expanding its global […]
Spacecom successfully tests Telesat’s LEO demonstration satellite
Spacecom, the satellite services provider and owner-operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Telesat, innovative satellite operators, announced the completion of Spacecom’s successful testing campaign with Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO […]
Northrop Grumman is turning science fiction into science fact by transmitting solar energy from space to Earth
In the 1940s, science fiction author Isaac Asimov theorized the concept of collecting the sun’s energy in space, then beaming that energy down to Earth. Today, Northrop Grumman’s Space Solar Power […]
The Development Trends of Massive MIMO (mMIMO)
The following document has just been released from IDTechEx, Cambridge, UK 5G has two new frequency bands: sub-6 GHz (3.5 – 7 GHz) and mmWave (24 – 100 GHz). 5G […]
Granite relaunches relationship with Viasat to bring satellite internet to businesses
Granite Telecommunications, a $1.8 billion provider of communications service and technology solutions to multilocation businesses and government agencies, announced that it is relaunching its relationship with Viasat Inc. to deliver […]
ArianeGroup’s approval from ESA to develop PHOEBUS to demonstrate future carbon upper stage for Ariane 6
ArianeGroup has received a 50-million-euro agreement from the European Space Agency (ESA) to continue the development of PHOEBUS, a super-light carbon composite upper stage demonstrator. This work will enable development […]
Spire’s contract extension with NASA for Earth Observation data
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced today the continuation of its participation in NASA’s Commercial Smallsat Data […]
Kongsberg acquires NanoAvionics combining their smallsat technology and manufacturing
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has entered into an agreement to acquire Lithuanian smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer, NanoAvionics. The planned acquisition expands KONGSBERG’s space offering to also have […]