Microchip adds COTS 64Mbit flash memory device to its radiation-tolerant lineup
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:58To reduce the time, cost and risk of developing spaceflight-qualified systems, designers may start with Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) devices that can later be replaced by their space-qualified, radiation-tolerant equivalent parts available in plastic or ceramic packages featuring the same pinout distribution. Microchip Technology Inc. has announced a radiation-tolerant, 64 Megabit (Mbit
NASA releases best practices handbook to help improve space safety
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:58NASA has released the first iteration of its Spacecraft Conjunction Assessment and Collision Avoidance Best Practices Handbook to share information on best practices for coordinating in-orbit activity in a safe and responsible manner. The agency aims for these best practices to bolster stability, reduce current and future operational risks, and contribute to a sustainable space environment for f
Unibap becomes a member of AWS Partner Network for SpaceCloud
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:58Unibap AB (publ) announces AWS integration with Unibap space-focused hardware and software that will enable container and serverless compute with lower latencies and less cost. This simplifies data management for satellite operators and application developers. The collaboration will allow customers to access AWS services and capabilities in the space environment for autonomous edge process
Advancing innovation and collaboration across the space enterprise
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:58The space domain is undergoing an unprecedented era of change and this rapid transformation presents an exciting future with new possibilities for innovation. But these opportunities also create new challenges and emerging adversaries that must be anticipated and addressed. Outpacing the threat will require more collaboration across the national security enterprise and the necessary integrated m
US Space Command claims Russia conducted anti-satellite missile test
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:58The United States' Space Command on Wednesday accused Russia of testing a missile intended to target satellites in orbit. The command took to Twitter to make its claim, adding that it will protect the US from "aggression" in space. Separately, the Space Command shared a news piece on its website, specifying Russia had tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile. "Th
Terahertz security for e-shopping centres – and US border
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:54COVID-19 has revolutionised security practices along with other parts of everyday life: screening people via personal ‘patdowns’ is no longer safe. ESA-developed passive terahertz technology – enabling the detection of items hidden under clothing from a distance – is helping to fill the gap. The US Customs and Border Protection agency is among the latest of more than 200 users of the technology, deploying it to secure the US border.
Terahertz security for e-commerce distribution centres & US border
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:54COVID-19 has revolutionised security practices along with other parts of everyday life: screening people via personal ‘patdowns’ is no longer safe. ESA-developed passive terahertz technology – enabling the detection of items hidden under clothing from a distance – is helping to fill the gap. The US Customs and Border Protection agency is among the latest of more than 200 users of the technology, deploying it to secure the US border.
Interplanetary internet & cameras in space: ESA’s OPS-SAT first results
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:16OPS-SAT is the world’s first open, in-orbit testbed for new spacecraft software and applications. By conducting low-cost, low-risk experiments with OPS-SAT, teams from across Europe are ushering in a new era for European spaceflight innovation and commercial opportunity.
Rovaniemi, Lapland
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:00Earth from Space: Lapland
Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:00In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over Lapland, the largest and northernmost region of Finland, just in time for Christmas.
See also Rovaniemi, Lapland to download the image.
ESA partnering on UK’s new space thruster test site
Thursday, 17 December 2020 08:40Today marks the start of final assembly of the UK’s new National Space Propulsion Facility. ESA is providing technical oversight and financial backing for the facility, which is being equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure to test the most powerful engines used to shift the orbits of space missions.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn added to NASA launch contract
Thursday, 17 December 2020 01:58WASHINGTON — NASA has added New Glenn, the large launch vehicle under development by Blue Origin, to the list of vehicles eligible to compete for future agency missions.
NASA announced Dec. 16 it awarded a launch services contract to Blue Origin, adding New Glenn to its NASA Launch Services (NLS) 2 contract vehicle as part of an annual “on-ramp” process.
ULA’s new rocket Vulcan projected to launch in late 2021
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 22:48WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket will be ready to launch its first mission in late 2021, CEO Tory Bruno said Dec. 17.
Bruno told reporters in a conference call that ULA is confident that both the launch vehicle and its first customer — Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander — will be on the launch pad “by the end of next year.
Raymond on China’s space program: “It’s alive, well and concerning”
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 20:43WASHINGTON — China’s leapfrogging advances in space are cause for national security concern, the head of the U.S. Space Force said Dec. 17.
“China has gone from zero to 60 really quick,” Gen.
CesiumAstro founder closes in on decades-old dream
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 19:25SAN FRANCISCO – Shey Sabripour was first exposed to active phased array antennas while designing satellites at Lockheed Martin in the early 1990s.
At the time, engineers spent three to five years building a geostationary communications satellite that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to perform a specific job.