Sendai, Japan (SPX) Aug 04, 2023
The ionosphere, that expansive layer suspended between 60 and over 600 kilometers above Earth, plays a pivotal role in safeguarding crucial communication systems, satellites, and the vital ozone layer. A recent simulation study delves deeper into the intricacies of this region, particularly its interaction with high-energy electrons. Tohoku University's geophysicist Yuto Katoh spearheaded

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 04, 2023
With nearly 170 million residents, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated nations in the world. Nearly half of its residents work on or live around farms, and rice crops are critical to feeding that population. So when researchers from the University of Washington and Bangladesh's Ministry of Agriculture joined forces to use data from NASA and its partners to help the country's ri

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2023
In a notable development within the space-tech domain, Solestial and Atomos Space recently declared a joint sales accord centered around Solestial's innovative solar blankets. Atomos has pledged to acquire a minimum of 20 kilowatts from these unique, radiation-hardened solar utilities. This collaboration is poised for an official debut by February 2024. At that time, Atomos's premiere miss

Beijing (XNA) Aug 04, 2023
Chinese space scientists have revealed in a paper how the country's lunar probe Chang'e-7, supported by a hopping detector, may go about investigating the water-ice in the shadow pit near the south pole of the moon. China plans to launch the Chang'e-6 to land on the moon in around 2024 to collect samples from the far side of the moon, before sending the Chang'e-7 probe around 2026 to imple

Houston TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2023
There's no question that sending human beings to space is an extraordinarily difficult and perilous proposition. Since human space exploration began just over 60 years ago, 20 people have died - 14 in the NASA space shuttle tragedies of 1986 and 2003, three cosmonauts during the 1971 Soyuz 11 mission, and three astronauts in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire in 1967. Given how complicated human

French space mobility company Exotrail has created two U.S. subsidiaries as part of efforts to serve a growing number of American customers.

Satellite TV broadcaster and terrestrial wireless operator Dish Network announced plans Aug.

The Space Development Agency announced plans to build a new satellite testing facility at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.

ExoTerra Resources has demonstrated its first Halo Hall-effect thrusters in orbit on DARPA Blackjack satellites.

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As recently announced by Leaf Space, the Italian company has now secured EUR 20M (USD 22M) in Series B funding, positioning itself among the world’s leading Ground Segment-as-a-Service (GSaaS) providers.