Japan launches initiative for lunar construction technology
Sunday, 09 November 2025 21:40
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Japan's Space Strategy Fund has awarded support to a consortium led by Ritsumeikan University and ispace for a project focused on advancing technologies needed for lunar base construction. The program is dedicated to establishing surveying and ground investigation technologies intended to form the basis of future infrastructure on the Moon.
Ritsumeikan University will spearhead the researc
Japan's Space Strategy Fund has awarded support to a consortium led by Ritsumeikan University and ispace for a project focused on advancing technologies needed for lunar base construction. The program is dedicated to establishing surveying and ground investigation technologies intended to form the basis of future infrastructure on the Moon.
Ritsumeikan University will spearhead the researc ArkEdge Space validates global satellite messaging system for IoT coverage
Sunday, 09 November 2025 21:40
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
ArkEdge Space Inc., based in Tokyo, has confirmed the operational capability of satellite short messaging using compact, battery-powered IoT devices. During the 11th UNISEC-Global Meeting, the company demonstrated how simple ground IoT terminals transmitted short messages to micro-satellites, which were then downlinked to ArkEdge's ground station in real time.
ArkEdge Space Inc., based in Tokyo, has confirmed the operational capability of satellite short messaging using compact, battery-powered IoT devices. During the 11th UNISEC-Global Meeting, the company demonstrated how simple ground IoT terminals transmitted short messages to micro-satellites, which were then downlinked to ArkEdge's ground station in real time. Filtronic wins contract for RF payload assemblies in LEO satellite program
Sunday, 09 November 2025 21:40
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Filtronic has confirmed a contract exceeding euro 7 million to supply high-frequency radio frequency assemblies for a leading European aerospace manufacturer engaged in the expansion of a Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The components will be designed and produced by Filtronic at its facilities in North East England.
These payload assemblies are built to operate reliably in harsh
Filtronic has confirmed a contract exceeding euro 7 million to supply high-frequency radio frequency assemblies for a leading European aerospace manufacturer engaged in the expansion of a Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The components will be designed and produced by Filtronic at its facilities in North East England.
These payload assemblies are built to operate reliably in harsh Mission control center supports HummingSat launches with digital twin and electric orbit-raising
Sunday, 09 November 2025 21:40
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
SWISSto12 has detailed the mission control operations for its geostationary satellite, HummingSat. The company's Command-and-Control Center in Athens, Georgia, facilitates launch, orbit raising, and in-orbit testing prior to customer handover. SWISSto12 plans an additional redundant Mission Control capability in Europe.
Since opening, the Georgia center has incorporated mission control sys
SWISSto12 has detailed the mission control operations for its geostationary satellite, HummingSat. The company's Command-and-Control Center in Athens, Georgia, facilitates launch, orbit raising, and in-orbit testing prior to customer handover. SWISSto12 plans an additional redundant Mission Control capability in Europe.
Since opening, the Georgia center has incorporated mission control sys Sentinel-1D extends global radar imaging as new Copernicus satellite enters orbit
Sunday, 09 November 2025 21:40
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
The European Space Agency's Sentinel-1D satellite, equipped with Airbus's Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), has successfully launched, joining Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1C in orbit. This addition ensures uninterrupted radar data acquisition for monitoring worldwide land and ocean environments with an operational lifetime planned for over seven years.
Sentinel-1D supports a range of missions a
The European Space Agency's Sentinel-1D satellite, equipped with Airbus's Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), has successfully launched, joining Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1C in orbit. This addition ensures uninterrupted radar data acquisition for monitoring worldwide land and ocean environments with an operational lifetime planned for over seven years.
Sentinel-1D supports a range of missions a Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn launch of ESCAPADE
Sunday, 09 November 2025 20:40
Blue Origin called off its first attempt at the second launch of its New Glenn rocket Nov.
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Portal Space Systems announces highly maneuverable satellite bus
Sunday, 09 November 2025 15:35
Portal Space Systems says it will develop a highly maneuverable satellite bus, with a first flight planned for late 2026.
China breaks annual launch record with VLEO Chutian and Shiyan technology test launches
Sunday, 09 November 2025 11:18
Vodafone, AST pick Germany for European satellite network
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
London (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
British telecoms giant Vodafone and US group AST SpaceMobile on Friday said they had chosen Germany to base satellite operations aimed at enhancing high-speed connectivity to remote areas of Europe.
The joint venture, named SatCo and first announced in March, aims to "further strengthen Europe's digital sovereignty", the two companies said in a statement.
The high-speed satellite connect
British telecoms giant Vodafone and US group AST SpaceMobile on Friday said they had chosen Germany to base satellite operations aimed at enhancing high-speed connectivity to remote areas of Europe.
The joint venture, named SatCo and first announced in March, aims to "further strengthen Europe's digital sovereignty", the two companies said in a statement.
The high-speed satellite connect Most astronauts aboard ISS suffer from sinonasal congestion, study finds
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
College Station, TX (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
For years, astronauts floating in orbit above Earth have reported headaches, stuffy noses and congestion. Now, new research shows these issues are far more than a minor nuisance during spaceflight - they're prevalent among roughly 85% of astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
A collaborative study between Texas A and M University's School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) and Hou
For years, astronauts floating in orbit above Earth have reported headaches, stuffy noses and congestion. Now, new research shows these issues are far more than a minor nuisance during spaceflight - they're prevalent among roughly 85% of astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
A collaborative study between Texas A and M University's School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) and Hou Firefly Aerospace expands defense technology portfolio with SciTec acquisition
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Firefly Aerospace has completed the acquisition of SciTec, strengthening its capabilities in national security and defense technology. The purchase price included a mix of cash and Firefly common stock, with over 475 SciTec employees joining the Firefly team.
Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, stated, "SciTec brings more than four decades of experience supporting high-stakes national sec
Firefly Aerospace has completed the acquisition of SciTec, strengthening its capabilities in national security and defense technology. The purchase price included a mix of cash and Firefly common stock, with over 475 SciTec employees joining the Firefly team.
Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, stated, "SciTec brings more than four decades of experience supporting high-stakes national sec Planet secures renewed multi-year imagery contract with international defense agency
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Planet Labs PBC announced an eight-figure, multi-year contract renewal with a long-standing international defense and intelligence customer. Under the new agreement, Planet will provide assured tasking for its Pelican and SkySat satellite constellations, supporting timely monitoring and intelligence gathering in critical regions.
Ashley Johnson, President and CFO of Planet, stated, "We con
Planet Labs PBC announced an eight-figure, multi-year contract renewal with a long-standing international defense and intelligence customer. Under the new agreement, Planet will provide assured tasking for its Pelican and SkySat satellite constellations, supporting timely monitoring and intelligence gathering in critical regions.
Ashley Johnson, President and CFO of Planet, stated, "We con Robots gain guarded acceptance in elderly care if safety and trust align
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
A major survey by Chiba University researchers reveals that a significant portion of people are prepared to accept home-care robots, provided these systems secure privacy and safety and maintain user trust. The study involved 4,890 individuals including older adults, their families, caregivers, and robot developers.
Participants were questioned about willingness to use robots in caregiving
A major survey by Chiba University researchers reveals that a significant portion of people are prepared to accept home-care robots, provided these systems secure privacy and safety and maintain user trust. The study involved 4,890 individuals including older adults, their families, caregivers, and robot developers.
Participants were questioned about willingness to use robots in caregiving Half-billion-year-old parasite still threatens shellfish
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Riverside, CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs went extinct.
The research, published in iScience, used high-resolution 3D scans to look inside 480-million-year-old shells from a Moroccan site known for its exceptionally well-preserved sea life. The scans revealed a serie
A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs went extinct.
The research, published in iScience, used high-resolution 3D scans to look inside 480-million-year-old shells from a Moroccan site known for its exceptionally well-preserved sea life. The scans revealed a serie