UAE partnerships boost commercial space opportunities
Bayanat and Al Yah Satellite Communications have announced a comprehensive Space Program aimed at building national satellite remote sensing and Earth Observation (EO) capabilities within the UAE to commercially address business opportunities in the local and global EO market.
The program forms part of the two companies' partnership with ICEYE, a renowned SAR satellite manufacturer based i Sidus Space contracts with Leaf Space for additional ground station coverage
Sidus Space Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU), a pioneer in the Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite sector with a keen focus on manufacturing mission-critical hardware, providing multi-disciplinary engineering services, satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations and in-orbit support, has today expressed delight in announcing the signing of a pivotal service agreement with Leaf Spac New Beidou satellite launches into orbit
China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket on Wednesday morning to transport a satellite into space for the country's Beidou Navigation Satellite System, marking the first deployment of a Beidou satellite in three years.
As the countdown ticked down to zero at 10:49 am at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern mountainous region in Sichuan province, eight engines on the Chinese aerial remote sensing system obtains mountain, glacier detection data
A Chinese aerial remote sensing system has obtained effective mountain glacier detection data through an ongoing combined detection experiment.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Wuhan University are conducting a sky-ground scientific experiment to test the condition of glaciers in the Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province.
The experiment h U.K. government won’t buy Virgin Orbit
The British government, which helped buy OneWeb out of bankruptcy three years ago, has no plans to do the same with launch company Virgin Orbit, a government minister said May 17.
Shaun to the Moon and baaa-ck
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Shaun to the Moon and baaa-ck Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military
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
SpiderOak, a firm that specializes in cybersecurity for space systems, on May 18 announced new strategic investors.
Space Force delivers second U.S. payload to be hosted on Japanese satellite
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.
An innovative heat shield that doesn't need to be replaced between missions
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.
