Harwell UK (SPX) May 25, 2021
Astroscale UK announces funding award from partners OneWeb, the global satellite communications network, to mature their technology and capability towards a commercial service offering by 2024. This latest 2.5 million pound award forms part of a larger beam-hopping satellite programme, totalling over 32 million pounds, granted from the UK Space Agency, via the European Space Agency's Sunri

Manchester UK (SPX) May 25, 2021
The University of Manchester is leading a multi-million pound project to launch a satellite as part of a forthcoming SpaceX mission this coming summer. The DISCOVERER project is a 5.7 million euro project led by The University of Manchester. It aims to revolutionise Earth observation satellites, developing technologies to enable them to operate in very low Earth orbits, under 450km altitud

McLean VA (SPX) May 25, 2021
Iridium Communications has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning (DDK), an Aberdeen, Scotland based provider of enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) accuracy solutions. DDK uses the Iridium network to provide global precision positioning services that can augment GNSS constellations, including GPS and Galileo, to significantly enhance their accuracy for critical indu

Columbia IL (SPX) May 25, 2021
NanoAvionics has laid out its ambitious growth and business development plans for the USA via its existing facility in Columbia, Illinois. The smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator will develop the only satellite manufacturing facility in the state to become its main hub in the US. Through this hub, NanoAvionics will further grow the portfolio and expand into other locations acr

Luxembourg (SPX) May 25, 2021
SES S.A. announced the successful launch and pricing of a hybrid bond offering in which it has agreed to sell Deeply Subordinated Fixed Rate Resettable Securities for a total amount of EUR 625 million, with a first reset date on 27 August 2026. The notes will bear a Coupon of 2.875% per annum and were priced at 99.409% of their nominal value. The instrument's credit ratings are expected to

Washington DC (UPI) May 24, 2021
It turns out the Milky Way isn't the product of a big, violent collision, new research says. According to a study published Monday in the journal Astrophyiscal Journal Letters, Earth's home galaxy evolved slowly and relatively peacefully - and researchers say that makes it a pretty average galaxy. Being inside the subject matter complicates studies of the Milky Way, so astronome

London, UK (SPX) May 25, 2021
A group of UK space tech companies are developing a new beam-hopping satellite that will allow satellites to switch which part of the world they cover, managing real-time surges in commercial demand or responding to emergencies such as natural disasters, thanks to government funding. Led by global satellite communications network OneWeb, the industrial partners have received over 32 millio

Tampa FL (SPX) May 25, 2021
All eyes in the space launch and logistics industry are now set on Merida Aerospace following the latest announcement of starting rocket test launches in late 2021. With unique expertise, talent, and resources for spacecraft manufacturing, satellite design, satellite data collection, data distribution, and now, spacecraft launch, the company has stepped into the big game and is ready to go all o

London, UK (SPX) May 25, 2021
Satellites and rockets could launch from UK soil in 2022, with spaceports planned for Cornwall, Wales and Scotland. Another barrier to space exploration from UK soil has been lifted, with spaceports expected to be in operation from next summer. Developed with the UK Space Agency and the Civil Aviation Authority, new regulations being laid in Parliament will mean satellites and rocket

Huntsville AL (SPX) May 25, 2021
As we approach month's end, there is not one, not two, but three celestial events happening with our Moon! The Moon will be located on Earth's opposite side from the Sun and fully illuminated May 26, 2021, at 6:13 a.m. CDT. This Full Moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Flower Moon because this was the time of year when spring flowers appeared in abundance. Compared