Ramon.Space to develop next-gen digital onboard communication processors for UK constellations
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:41Ramon.Space has been awarded a key program to develop next-generation digital onboard processors for large-scale communication constellations. Funded by the UK Space Agency, this program promotes collaboration among UK space technology companies to drive innovation in digital payload technologies. At the heart of this initiative is Ramon.Space's cutting-edge onboard processor, NuComm, desi
High-Speed Plasmonic Modulators Could Boost Space Communication Capabilities
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:41Researchers have successfully achieved data transmission rates of up to 424 Gbit/s across a 53-km free-space optical link using plasmonic modulators, which control optical signals through surface plasmon polaritons. This advancement paves the way for high-speed optical communication links that can transmit data through open air or space. Free-space optical communication networks offer sign
PathFinder Digital Secures US Air Force Contract for Satellite Terminals
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:41PathFinder Digital has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force to supply its Global Broadcast Service (GBS) satellite terminals. PathFinder's BAT-GBS-85 terminal, a Ka/Ku band, airline-checkable, flyaway system, will be delivered under this contract. The BAT-GBS-85 has undergone and passed Army Strategic Command (ARSTRAT) Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) testing and is certified
ICEYE US Chosen by NASA to Provide Radar Data for Earth Science Research
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:41ICEYE US, a leading provider of radar satellite imaging for Earth monitoring, announced its selection by NASA to supply synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. The agreement is a 5-year fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded to multiple companies. Since 2020, NASA's CSDA program has been acquirin
ICEYE to provide SAR satellites and data for Greece's national satellite program in collaboration with ESA
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:41ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations, has signed a contract for the Greek National Satellite Space Project Axis 1.2. This agreement, involving the Greek Space Agency, the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance, and the European Space Agency (ESA), focuses on Greece's SAR Space Segment. The contract will deliver radar imagery and support the development of a
U.S. defense program seeks next-generation space monitoring tools
Thursday, 12 September 2024 19:19Image: Chili flowers bloom in International Space Station
Thursday, 12 September 2024 19:01In July 2021, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station started growing chili peppers in the Advanced Plant Habitat, as part of the Plant Habitat-04 (PH-04) experiment.
Second ispace lunar lander planned for launch in December
Thursday, 12 September 2024 18:11Ice-hunting Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2 nearly ready for January 2025 launch
Thursday, 12 September 2024 16:35NASA to develop lunar time standard for exploration initiatives
Thursday, 12 September 2024 15:01NASA will coordinate with U.S. government stakeholders, partners, and international standards organizations to establish a Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) following a policy directive from the White House in April. The agency's Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) program is leading efforts on creating a coordinated time, which will enable a future lunar ecosystem that could be scalable to other locations in our solar system.
The lunar time will be determined by a weighted average of atomic clocks at the moon, similar to how scientists calculate Earth's globally recognized Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Exactly where at the moon is still to be determined, since current analysis indicates that atomic clocks placed at the moon's surface will appear to 'tick' faster by microseconds per day.
Ready at Kennedy
Thursday, 12 September 2024 14:28Polaris Dawn reaches 870 miles above Earth; as crew preps for first private EVA
Thursday, 12 September 2024 13:29The Polaris Dawn mission on Tuesday reached an orbit of 870 miles above the Earth's surface, the farthest humans have been away from the planet since the 1970s. It marked the farthest orbit of Earth since the Gemini missions during the Apollo era. The private space mission, paid for by billionaire Jared Isaacman reached the milestone orbit on a SpaceX Dragon capsule. Space
Russia's Soyuz rocket launch to ISS called flawless for NASA veteran's first space trip in decade
Thursday, 12 September 2024 13:29An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully launched Wednesday for a six-month mission to the International Space Station and the transition from one mission crew to another. Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner departed Earth in a live-streamed event with NASA astronaut Don Pettit on time at 12:23 p.m. EDT aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft atop a Soy