Tag: Orbit
Aarti Holla-Maini has been named the new director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), according to an announcement made by the UN on Monday. Holla-Maini, a resident of the United Kingdom, is an expert in...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract worth over €200m ($218m) to GMV to develop the ground segment for in-orbit control and validation of the Galileo Second Generation (G2G), Europe's global navigation satellite system. GMV will contract...
Space technology eliminates odours, bacteria, viruses and pollen on textiles.
Odours have a direct influence on our mood. They can create both positive and negative feelings and, above all, contribute to making us feel good. Conversely, unpleasant odours such as...
AIKO specialises in Artificial Intelligence and Automation technologies for space applications. The company delivers state-of-the-art solutions for flight and ground mission segments with the goal of enabling autonomous space missions.
The Space industry is shifting from automatic to autonomous
Space missions...
NASA has announced that it has signed unfunded Space Act agreements with seven companies, including SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman, on projects related to human spaceflight and the commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) economy. The agreements are part...
Space exploration is the ultimate frontier to discover new scientific and technical limits; however, inefficient designs, long lead times and incompatible components restrict access to space.
Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), thanks to the support provided by the incubation...
Luxembourg's Parliament has approved a €195m ($213m) funding programme for the country to acquire services from SES's O3b mPOWER for 10 years. The Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Global Services (MGS) programme will give Luxembourg and NATO partners access to...
The US Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) 12 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions under the fiscal 2023 NSSL Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract. Each provider will launch six...
SES Space & Defense, a subsidiary of SES, has announced a new agreement to provide satellite-powered network connectivity to Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Modular Data Center serving the US Department of Defense. The partnership will allow AWS to offer...
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has announced the renaming of its low-earth orbit satellite constellation as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The move comes as Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) won a $64m contract to develop, implement and...