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US DoD seeks ideas for hybrid space architecture to rideshare satellites

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking ideas for enabling possible government use of commercial satellite networks. Specifically, it is seeking submissions for a “hybrid space architecture” to integrate commercial space sensor and communications capabilities with U.S. Government space systems”. Commercial satellite manufacturers representing the remote sensing, communications, PNT, and integration services sectors ...

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Euroconsult announces finalists for 2021 Finspace competition

The Finalists have been announced for Euroconsult’s 5th annual Finspace competition, and they include the Glasgow-based R3-IoT. Euroconsult is a consultancy specialising in the space sector. Launched in 2017 as part of the World Satellite Business Week, its Finspace pitch initiative “recognizes and celebrates the most promising start-ups and forward-thinking innovators and disruptors across the ...

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Raspberry Pi Pico-compatible UDOO KEY hits Kickstarter goal

Described by SECO as the world’s most flexible AI platform, the UDOO KEY is a single-board based on the Raspberry Pi RP2040 and ESP32, and is aimed at Edge AI projects. It enables machine learning applications using TinyML, TensorFlow Lite, MicroPython, C add C++. The board comes in two versions: UDOO KEY and UDOO KEY ...

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Elektra Awards 2021 shortlists announced

Electronics Weekly is proud to reveal the shortlists for this year’s Elektra Awards, the industry’s largest technology and business awards. The judges have deliberated, debated and discussed, and this year’s extremely high calibre of entries has yielded a phenomenally strong list of finalists. You can view the full shortlist below. The 2021 Elektra Awards will ...

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Lockheed Martin completes SBIRS GEO-6 missile warning satellite

Lockheed Martin is highlighting it has completed the U.S. Space Force’s latest missile warning satellite ahead of schedule – the SBIRS GEO-6 is ready for launch, after finishing production nearly a month ahead of schedule. The satellite – Lockheed Martin’s sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit missile warning vehicle – is now in ...

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ESA’s OPS-SAT laboratory completes stock trade from space

ESA’s orbiting laboratory, the satellite OPS-SAT, has completed stock trades from space, the first transactions of its kind to happen in orbit. OPS-SAT is a cubesat specifically designed to trial and test innovative new software from European companies and other entities, including universities, research institutes and government agencies. The online broker flatexDEGIRO had adapted their ...

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Eutelsat Communications rejects Patrick Drahi’s takeover bid

Eutelsat Communications, the Paris-based satellite operator, has confirmed it has received, and rejected, an unsolicited takeover bid. The relevant governance bodies of the company have unanimously decided not to engage in discussions based on the terms of a proposal from Mr. Patrick Drahi, it said. Drahi’s bid priced Eutelsat at 12.10 euros per share, for “a ...

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Binder extends 718 series to address M8 industrial automation

Binder is adding to its 718 product series with new field-wireable, overmoulded M8 cable connectors, which are designed for installations in sensor and actuator applications. In addition to 3 and 4 pins, they are now also available in 5- and 6-pin versions. The company has announced they come with either PUR or PVC cables, up ...

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Viewpoint: How to test and evaluate quantum technologies

How quantum technologies can be tested and evaluated for commercialisation is explained by Dr Rhys Lewis, Head of NPL’s Quantum Metrology Institute. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology Institute and home to the Quantum Metrology Institute (QMI). The QMI brings together all of NPL’s cutting-edge quantum science and metrology research and ...

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TAITRONICS 2021 and AIoT Taiwan 2021 delayed to December

The in-person events TAITRONICS 2021 and AIoT Taiwan 2021 have been pushed back from October to 21-23 December, the organisers have announced. The change is due to concerns about COVID-19 infections in Taiwan. TAITRA – the Taiwan External Trade Development Council – are the organisers of the Taipei International Electronics Show, which encompasses these events. ...

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