Accenture invests in SpiderOak to elevate satellite communications security in space
Friday, 19 May 2023 04:00
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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in SpiderOak, a leader in zero-trust cybersecurity and resiliency solutions for next generation space systems. Based in Reston, Virginia, SpiderOak's OrbitSecure product suite brings zero trust security to zero gravity environments. OrbitSecure leverages a powerful combination of no-knowledge encryption and distri Umbra and Ursa Space empower global market with advanced SAR Analytics
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Ursa Space Systems, a leader in satellite intelligence, and Umbra, a leader in advanced space radar technology, have jointly announced that they are partnering to bring advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) analytics to a global market through Ursa's suite of subscription and custom intelligence products.
The two companies first teamed up to serve customers in late 2022 when Umbra initia Inmarsat announces FreeWave as Global IoT partner
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Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced FreeWave Technologies - a leading Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider - as a Distribution Partner for its L-band satellite IoT services.
The partnership, signed at this week's IoT Tech Expo in Santa Clara, California, will focus on the integration of Inmarsat's IsatData Pro (IDP) service in FreeWave' PLD Space prepares for suborbital test launch
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Spanish launch startup PLD Space plans to conduct a suborbital launch before the end of the month to test technologies for its small orbital launch vehicle.
An innovative heat shield that doesn't need to be replaced between missions
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A revolution in space manufacturing is coming. Enabled by cheaper launch costs, companies are scrambling to take advantage of easier access to the benefits space offers as a manufacturing environment. These include a constant vacuum, near absolute zero temperatures, and a lack of any significant gravity. These features would enable easier processing and manufacturing of hundreds of products, from pharmaceuticals to metal alloys. The tricky part is getting them back down to Earth, where they can be used.
A company based in the U.K. recently revealed what they think is a viable solution for that. Space Forge, which is developing a reusable manufacturing platform for use in space, recently discussed their Pridwen heat shield. The most remarkable thing about this new heat shield is it's reusable.
Typical heat shields, such as those used on the Apollo missions and even on the more modern Dragon capsules from SpaceX, are "ablative.
Space Force delivers second U.S. payload to be hosted on Japanese satellite
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The U.S. Space Force announced May 17 it has delivered the second of two payloads to be hosted on Japanese satellites under an agreement the United States signed with Japan in 2020.
Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military
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Zeno Power Systems, a startup developing a propulsion system that uses radioisotopes, was awarded a $30 million contract to demonstrate the technology on a U.S.
Space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak gets new investors
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SpiderOak, a firm that specializes in cybersecurity for space systems, on May 18 announced new strategic investors.
Gilmour Space Technologies forges head as PM opens new rockets factory
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Gilmour Space Technologies, a leading Australian aerospace company, was honored to welcome Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility today. The visit marked the official unveiling and 'launch' of the Eris rocket, Australia's inaugural domestically developed orbital launch vehicle.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed his enthusiasm for this remar Safeguarding space infrastructure
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Space traffic is a pressing issue. With over 20.000 satellites expected to be launched in the next decade, various orbits are becoming increasingly congested. The situation is especially pronounced in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
The abundance of satellites is not only responsible for "an unprecedented space traffic jam". It is also the cause of a large amount of space debris, or 'junk', which i Private satellites give boost to public sector in climate fight
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From satellites that can pinpoint the sources of industrial pollution, to others that track hurricane movements by the hour, space has emerged as a key front in the fight against climate change.
New launches are - literally and metaphorically - skyrocketing, and giving rise to increased cooperation between space agencies and private companies.
Among the most fruitful areas of collabora Smaller, lighter space-based imaging spectrometers with high spectral resolution
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Researchers have developed a new smaller, lighter design for space-based imaging spectrometers with high spectral resolution. These high-dispersion imaging spectrometers could be used onboard spacecraft or satellites to study the Earth's atmosphere or the atmospheres of other planets.
James P. McGuire, Jr. from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California will present the new re What's so special about large grains on Mars
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The Perseverance rover has been exploring the top of the Western fan in Jezero crater for some time now, but new observations never fail to offer new insights. Sitting at the edge of Belva crater on top of the fan, Perseverance has been investigating sediments that were transported to their location via the ancient streams that flowed into Jezero.
Each unique rock, boulder, or sediment tha Martian crust like heavy armour
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A strong quake in the last year of the NASA Mars InSight mission, enabled researchers at ETH Zurich to determine the global thickness and density of the planet's crust. On average, the Martian crust is much thicker than the Earth's or the Moon's crust, and the planet's main source of heat is radioactive.
In May 2022, the Marsquake Service at ETH Zurich recorded the largest quake ever obser NASA's Spitzer, TESS find potentially volcano-covered Earth-size world
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Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes. Called LP 791-18 d, the planet could undergo volcanic outbursts as often as Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active body in our solar system.
They found and studied the planet using data from NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and retired Spit