Now in its fourth year, the EW BrightSparks programme sees Electronics Weekly partner with RS Components to highlight the brightest and most talented young electronic engineers in the UK today. It was back in the summer that we first announced the class of 2020, but we also want to put the spotlight again on the ...
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The U.S. Space Force has awarded a $298 million contract to build jam-resistant satellites for military use to Northrop Grumman. Specifically, the contract is for the rapid prototyping phase of the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) programme, which is developing an updated “strategic communications space segment with enhanced resilience and cybersecurity capabilities”. Concerns have been increasingly raised ...
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AMS has introduced what it describes as the industry’s thinnest dedicated sensor for blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurement, the AS7038RB. The sensor specialist and analogue chip supplier says it has the capability to remotely monitor this vital sign in small consumer products, such as earbuds, smart watches and wristbands. This is in addition to ...
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ESA has awarded a contract to start the detailed design, manufacturing and testing of Hera, which it describes as its first mission for planetary defence. The goal is to study the impact of colliding with approaching asteroids to deflect their path. The mission will be Europe’s contribution to an international asteroid deflection effort. Along with ...
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The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is looking to tackle the issue of space junk – seven UK companies have been awarded a share of £1m of funding to help track debris in space. UKSA estimates that there are currently 160 million objects in orbit – mainly debris – that could collide with satellites providing services ...
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The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have announced the start of Astro Pi 2020-21. It gives young people the chance to write code to run on two Raspberry Pi computers living on board the International Space Station (ISS). The ESA promises a new, improved challenge this year. “The European Astro Pi ...
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Government-backed ‘nanosatellites’ – built in Glasgow – will launch later this month, to help predict global trade movements. The nanosatellites, made by Spire Global UK and backed by £6m of UK Government investment, will take off on the Russian Soyuz launcher on 24 September. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) highlights that two further nanosatellites will ...
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has put put back the first launch of its H3 rocket to 2021. It has announced that a technical problem has been identified in the LE-9 first-stage engine, which is under development. “In order to address the problem in an appropriate manner,” states the agency, “JAXA has decided to ...
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Wanted: Rock Materials from the Lunar Regolith, and NASA is willing to pay...
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QuadSAT, the Danish startup that does the test and measurement of satellite antennas by the use of drones, has closed a €2 million Pre-Series A Investment funding round. The round was led by Seraphim Capital, which is a venture fund dedicated to SpaceTech, Vaekstfonden, the Danish state’s investment fund, and Angel Investor, Helge Munk. “We ...
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