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OneWeb signs southern hemisphere broadband deals

OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite comms company partly owned by the UK government, is signing southern hemisphere broadband distribution deals. It is now more than half-way to completing its planned constellation. India In India, for example, OneWeb has announced a six-year Distribution Partner agreement to provide LEO connectivity services across the Sub-Continent. The ...

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ESA preps call for Young Graduate Trainee opportunities

The European Space Agency (ESA) is about to open its call for 2022 Young Graduate Trainee (YGT) opportunities. Established in 1983, the YGT Programme lasts for one year (with possible extension to a second year) and gives an opportunity to work on European space missions. Basically, every year in February, the ESA publishes around 100 ...

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Rosalind Franklin Mars rover drives ahead for September launch

The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover system has passed its latest tests, ahead of its planned September launch in Kazakhstan, the UK Space Agency has highlighted. The technology – the rover is currently in an ultra-clean room at the Thales Alenia Space premises in Turin, along with its Mars-bound companion, the Kazachok landing platform – has ...

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No lag for ESA’s ColKa connecting astronauts direct to Europe

The European Space Agency (ESA) is highlighting that astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) are connecting straight to Europe at light speed, via the European Data Relay System dubbed ColKa. An upgrade to the comms system is now delivering broadband internet at speeds equivalent to those on Earth, says ESA. The satellite in ...

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Successful Virgin Orbit horizontal launch cheers Spaceport Cornwall

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 signs up for Gas Stations in Space

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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NASA picks new NASA chief scientist and senior climate advisor

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 wins $15.5m AFRL contract for space-based RF analytics

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 integrates CalcuQuote for 30-day pricing

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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Prestwick Spaceport plans for position in European space race

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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