The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has passed the final mission analysis review for its launch, the European Space Agency has confirmed. It will launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It’s an international mission, with the joint NASA-ESA–CSA (Canadian Space Agency) space telescope intended to succeed the Hubble Space ...
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When a female engineer working at aerospace company Leonardo couldn’t find a dynamic network to propel her professional career forward, she decided to start one herself. AeroWomen21 has been formed by Olivia Gribler, who works at Leonardo’s Yeovil site at Lysander Road. And it has just held its inaugural event attracting students and some of ...
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A court in the Netherlands has ruled in Inmarsat’s favour in a case brought by the satellite communications company against the Dutch government, it’s been announced. The case involved the provision of satellite safety services from the UK company’s ground station in Borum in Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. The Administrative Court has ...
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The Australian launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies, has secured AU$61 million (approximately $47 million USD) from a Series C round of funding. The round, which was led by US-based Fine Structure Ventures, included Australian venture capital firms Blackbird and Main Sequence, and Australian superannuation funds HESTA, Hostplus, and NGS Super. It is reportedly the ...
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BAE Systems has won a contract to deliver M-Code Military Global Positioning System User Equipment to Germany. Under a Foreign Military Sales contract, BAE Systems will deliver advanced Military Code (M-Code) GPS technology to the German military, enabling precise, resilient, and secure geolocation and positioning capabilities. BAE Systems will provide the first MPE-M receivers to ...
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA”) has updated Virgin Galactic’s existing commercial space transportation operator licence to allow the spaceline to fly customers to space. The spaceflight company, for private individuals and researchers, says it marks the first time the FAA has licensed a spaceline to fly the paying public. Virgin Galactic has held a ...
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SatixFy and SWISSto12 are teaming up for the development and commercialisation of end-to-end MEO (Medium Earth orbit) and GEO (geostationary orbit) telecom satellite payloads. According to the announcement, the companies are working together on multiple advanced payload programmes and opportunities for telecommunication satellites. SatixFy is a UK manufacturer of electronic systems for communications over satellite based ...
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Microsoft is joining the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC), which is intended to protect space-based critical assets by responding to detected vulnerabilities, incidents, and threats. It has become the Space ISAC’s newest founding member and the company highlights that it is “the first hyperscale cloud service provider to join this member organization” and says ...
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An invitation from the European Space Agency (ESA) – it is looking for applications to join its Space App Camp 2021. It is inviting up to 25 mobile app developers and specialists in artificial and machine learning related to observing Earth from space to sign up for its annual Space App Camp programme. It will ...
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A UK rocket test facility has been unveiled by the Science Minister Amanda Solloway – the National Space Propulsion Test Facility (NSPTF), located at the Westcott Space Cluster in Aylesbury. The centre is designed to allow companies and universities to test state-of-the-art propulsion engines which are used to move small satellites in space. It could ...
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