BridgeComm and Space Micro reveal strategic partnership
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 21:11
Optical communications startup BridgeComm announced a strategic partnership with satellite component supplier Space Micro to work together on the design, development and testing of optical communications technology for U.S. government and commercial customers.
Pandemic, changing industry affecting satellite manufacturer supply chains
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 19:14
The pandemic and resulting supply chain issues have forced satellite manufacturers to adopt new approaches, some of which they plan to maintain in a post-pandemic world.
Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 19:07
Rocket Lab will deploy an entire constellation of internet-of-things satellites for a French startup under a multi-launch deal announced Sept. 8.
Satellite connectivity leaders push for interoperability
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 19:01
More industry partnerships will be key for cutting costs and giving users a terrestrial-like experience with satellite broadband, according to connectivity executives speaking Sept. 8 at the Satellite 2021 conference.
OneWeb and AT&T partner to extend fiberlike coverage across United States
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 17:28
AT&T has agreed to use OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellites to extend high-speed broadband services to areas outside its fiber footprint in the United States.
U.S. military has growing appetite for satellite communications but its needs are complex
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 17:26
The U.S. Army is in the market for satellite communications but with a complicated twist. It is not just looking to buy broadband for troops in the field but “end to end” services.
OneWeb Q&A: Fully funded to craft the art of the possible
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 17:15
As SpaceX charges ahead with more than 1,700 Starlink satellites launched so far for a consumer broadband service, early mover OneWeb and more recent contenders are developing megaconstellations targeting higher paying enterprise and government customers.
NASA's next space telescope to launch in December
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 16:14
The James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, will launch on December 18, NASA said Wednesday.
The $10 billion observatory, which is a joint project by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, will blast off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Spaceport in French Guiana.
SpaceX wins contract to launch Yahsat’s Thuraya 4-NGS satellite
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 16:00
Yahsat has selected SpaceX to launch its next-generation Thuraya mobile connectivity satellite in 2023, the companies announced Sept. 8.
Swissto12 and Saturn collaborate on small GEO satellites
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 15:07
Switzerland-based additive manufacturing specialist Swissto12 announced plans Sept. 8 to collaborate with Saturn Satellite Networks, a U.S. firm focused on small geostationary satellite missions, to market small geostationary telecommunications satellite missions.
New angle on reflected satnav yields sharper sea tracking
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 13:48
An experimental satellite navigation receiver station high atop Spain’s Mallorca island has opened up a novel view of the ever-changing face of the sea. By picking up satnav signals from the far horizon as they bounce off ocean waves, the receivers are able to measure sea surface height down to a scale of centimetres.
Space junk traffic dangers to be tackled by first-of-its-kind research center
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 12:41
New ways of tackling the threat that space junk in our skies poses are being explored by University of Warwick scientists, as they pioneer new research that could help the UK fulfill its ambition to become a responsible spacefaring nation.
Scientists at a new Center for Space Domain Awareness are to focus attention on threats to the technology filling the skies above our heads in anticipation of a huge expansion in the number of satellites that provide vital services such as communications, navigation and Earth observation.
The University of Warwick is launching the Center for Space Domain Awareness to create a critical mass of research that tackles the growing threats to technology in Earth orbit. From the space junk that could collide with orbiting satellites, to the solar winds that could interfere with their electronics, the researchers at the new Center will pioneer new work to understand and characterize the near-Earth environment to support scientific, commercial, governmental and military applications.
Isar Aerospace to launch OroraTech wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 12:09
German launch startup Isar Aerospace has signed a contract with OroraTech to launch the company's wildfire-monitoring cubesat constellation.
Targeted launch date for Webb: 18 December 2021
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 12:00
ESA, NASA and Arianespace have jointly defined 18 December 2021 as the target launch date for Ariane 5 flight VA256. This third Ariane 5 launch of 2021 will fly the James Webb Space Telescope to space from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Webb flies Ariane animation
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 12:00
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Artist's animation of the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb), folded in the Ariane 5 rocket during launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Webb is the next great space science observatory, designed to answer outstanding questions about the Universe and to make breakthrough discoveries in all fields of astronomy. Webb will see farther into our origins – from the formation of stars and planets, to the birth of the first galaxies in the early Universe.
Working with partners, ESA was responsible for the development and qualification of Ariane 5 adaptations for the Webb mission and for the procurement