Virgin Orbit successfully completed its third mission at the end of last week, launching several satellites into orbit from beneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 in California. The significance for the UK, beyond the good news for Glasgow-based Spire Global which had one of the seven satellites in the payload (its ADLER-1), is that ...
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Astroscale U.S. has joined in partnership with Orbit Fab – the “Gas Stations in Space” refueling service provider – to provide on-orbit refueling services to Astroscales’s spacecraft. Specifically, it will be for Astroscales’s LEXI (life extensions in-orbit) Servicer operating in geostationary orbit (GEO), which was designed to be refueled in space. Under the terms of ...
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Dr. Katherine Calvin has been appointed NASA chief scientist and senior climate advisor, having worked at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI). In her role as chief scientist, Calvin will advise on the agency’s science programmes and science-related strategic planning and investments. As senior climate advisor, NASA explains she will ...
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HawkEye 360, the space-based RF data specialists, has been awarded a three year, $15.5 million Experimental Purpose Agreement (EPA) contract with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate. Following the agreement with the Department of Defense, HawkEye 360 will provide radio frequency analytics research, development, and experiments to help the U.S. ...
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Digi-Key Electronics has partnered with CalcuQuote to integrate the company’s technology with the distributor’s own Quote API. CalcuQuote – a quote management system for high-mix, low-volume systems – is intended to provide customers with an easy entry point to Digi-Key’s APIs (application programming interfaces) to help speed development times. Specifically, it will give customers the ...
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A planning application notice for Prestwick Spaceport has been filed, flagging the spaceport’s progress among the UK’s seven spaceports that are jockeying to achieve the first satellite launch from UK (or European) soil. The Proposal of Application Notice (POAN) is described as the first step in the planning process for Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport, which says ...
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Government space budgets – driven by demands for space exploration and militarisation – hit records levels of investment, totalling $92 billion. This is according to Euroconsult, a consultancy specialising in the space sector, which also expects such spending to reach $1 trillion over the next decade. The two major main drivers identified are ambitious space ...
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Digi-Key Electronics is highlighting how it expanded its portfolio in 2021 by adding more than 500 new suppliers across its core business, along with adding more than 125,000 new SKUs in 2021. Some of the key companies added to its portfolio in 2021 include Siemens, Schneider and QuickLogic. The addition of more than 500 new ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope team has reported fully deploying the spacecraft’s 70-foot sunshield. NASA describes this as a key milestone in preparing it for science operations. Specifically, at 11:59 a.m. EST Tuesday, the sunshield was fully tensioned and secured into position, which marked the completion of its deployment. The unfolding and tensioning of the ...
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Eutelsat, the Paris-based satellite operator, has appointed a new CEO with effect from the New Year – Eva Berneke. She joins Eutelsat from being the CEO of KMD, a Danish IT and software company that is now part of the NEC Group. She is credited by Eutelsat with the “transformation of KMD from a mainly ...
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