NanoAvionics extends its satellite bus range enabling advanced space missions
Thursday, 11 August 2022 09:57
Global mission integrator NanoAvionics has added two microsatellite buses, the MP42H and the MP42D, to its product line based on its flagship MP42 bus. Capable to host customer payloads of up to 145 kg and a total satellite mass of up to 220 kg, the company has now one of the widest ranges of commercially available modular microsatellite buses in the industry.
Designed to significantly red Lunar Zebro
Thursday, 11 August 2022 08:30
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Lunar Zebro, a project of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands wants to build a robot and be the first Dutch and European rover to walk on the Moon. Their lunar rover does not only distinguish itself by its small size taking up the same area as an A4 sheet of paper, but also by its unique locomotion. Driven by C-shaped legs instead of wheels, the six-legged rover from where it takes its name in Dutch “zes-benige robot”, will be able to climb over much taller obstacles than its wheeled counterparts, making it ideal for
Gaia reveals the past and future of the Sun
Thursday, 11 August 2022 08:00
We all wish that we could sometimes see into the future. Now, thanks to the very latest data from ESA’s star mapping Gaia mission, astronomers can do just that for the Sun. By accurately identifying stars of similar mass and composition, they can see how our Sun is going to evolve in the future. And this work extends far beyond a little astrophysical clairvoyance.
Canada’s MDA eyes UK expansion
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 22:51
Canada’s MDA sees a growing opportunity to expand its international space business from the United Kingdom, where it plans to double its team to 80 employees in the next 12 months.
Download your Wednesday ‘News from the 2022 Small Satellite show’ digital edition
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 22:07
The SpaceNews editorial team is producing a daily for the 2022 Small Satellite show, a nightly email newsletter and all-day web coverage during the 2022 Small Satellite show in Logan, Utah the week of August 9.
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Lockheed Martin’s venture fund to increase investments in space companies
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 22:03
Lockheed Martin Ventures is increasing investments by $200 million and much of that will be focused on the space domain
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Orbital Insight and Asterra join forces to monitor infrastructure
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 21:48
Orbital Insight announced plans Aug. 9 to work with Israeli startup Asterra to jointly provide remote sensing analytics to water utilities, infrastructure organizations and other industries.
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SpaceX loses $900 million in rural broadband subsidies
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 20:41
SpaceX has lost its bid for nearly $900 million in rural broadband subsidies for its Starlink broadband service.
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Increased solar activity creates new challenges for smallsats
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 20:10
A new solar activity cycle that may be stronger than forecast poses challenges for smallsat operators keeping their spacecraft in orbit and functioning.
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U.S. Army a key customer of BlackSky’s next-generation imaging satellite
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:55
BlackSky will launch a new imaging satellite in 2023 that will be used exclusively by the U.S. Army for tests and experiments.
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Building on the moon and Mars? You'll need extraterrestrial cement for that
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:20
Sustained space exploration will require infrastructure that doesn't currently exist: buildings, housing, rocket landing pads.
So, where do you turn for construction materials when they are too big to fit in your carry-on and there's no Home Depot in outer space?
DARPA selects companies for inter-satellite laser communications project
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 18:51
Eleven organizations were selected by DARPA to help develop laser terminals and technical standards to connect satellites in space.
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NASA cubesat bumped from rideshare launch because of orbital debris mitigation concerns
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 17:25
A NASA cubesat was removed from a recent rideshare launch opportunity on a U.S. Space Force mission because the spacecraft could not meet guidelines for deorbiting at the end of its life.
First cubesat completed for NASA space science constellation
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 15:00
The Space Dynamics Laboratory has completed the first of a constellation of cubesats for NASA that will act as a giant radio telescope in space to study space weather.
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Student payloads to fly on RocketStar suborbital test flight
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 13:49
TriSept Corp. has integrated two experimental payloads built by university students on a RocketStar suborbital test flight scheduled to launch next month.
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