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Net Zero Space initiative launches from Paris conference

Eutelsat and Arianespace are among the companies and organisations that have grouped together for a “Net Zero Space” initiative, to help achieve a sustainable use of outer space by 2030. Including satellite operators, launchers, space agencies, academic and civil bodies, those taking part are committed to taking concrete actions to tackle reducing the debris orbiting ...

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Digi-Key Makes AR app to support 2021 Boards Guide

Digi-Key Electronics has partnered with Make – the publishers behind the maker magazines and books – to release an augmented reality (AR) app to accompany its 2021 Boards Guide. Divided into sections for microcontroller (MCU), single-board controller (SBC) and field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based boards, the guide helps students, makers and professional engineers navigate the ...

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Measuring size and health of 2021 UK Space Industry

The UK’s Space Agency (UKSA) is beginning to collect data for its annual report on the size and health of the UK space industry. The 2021 the survey – which is now open for entries – will be carried out by BryceTech and it is is open to responses from space sector organisations across the ...

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Kymeta, Intelsat demo satellite-enabled 5G services

Kymeta, a satellite communications company, has partnered with Intelsat, the satellite services provider, to demo satellite-enabled 5G connectivity for mobile comms. The demonstration involved Kymeta’s electronically steered flat-panel u8 antenna using Intelsat’s integrated satellite and terrestrial network. The companies described it as the first test of its kind in a mobile environment. The demonstration was ...

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Astroscale and New Zealand partner on space sustainability

Astroscale Holdings – which specialises in satellite servicing and space debris removal – has announced it will partner with the New Zealand government on matters relating to space safety, debris mitigation and on-orbit servicing in general. The Japanese company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (“MBIE”). ...

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UKSA backs Northumbria University for FSO CubeSats

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has awarded £650,000 to Northumbria University to continue its work to develop what it describes as the first commercially available laser-based inter-satellite communications system. Their CubeSats use lasers, instead of radio frequency, for data transmissions with more capacity and security. And the aim is to develop an “off the shelf” ...

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binder releases multi-position M12 panel mount connectors

The circular connector specialist binder has released rectangular-flange M12 connectors with multi-position, lockable A-coding. The two-piece M12 panel mount connectors – with square-flange housings and multi-position, lockable A-coding – aim to simplify secure sensor/actuator connections, in applications such as factory automation and robotics. binder writes: The 763 series includes M12 A signal connectors equipped with ...

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US satellite company Viasat buys Inmarsat for broadband and IoT

The US communications company Viasat is to acquire the London-based Inmarsat, with a view to building a global, hybrid space and terrestrial network, providing broadband and IoT services. The transaction is valued at $7.3 billion, with Viasat using $850 million in cash, approximately 46 million of its shares (valued at $3.1 billion) and the assumption ...

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Digi-Key video series highlights Supply Chain Transformation

Digi-Key Electronics is launching a new video series called “Supply Chain Transformed”, highlighting the stops a product makes from design to production, including its route through warehouses, manufacturing facilities and shipping processes. The first video in the series – available now – is “Components at the Source”. Asking the question How did these products get ...

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Redwire acquisition eyes industrialisation of Low Earth Orbit

Redwire – the Jacksonville, Florida-based space infrastructure company – has bought Techshot, a U.S. specialist in biotechnology in microgravity, bioprinting, and on-orbit manufacturing. According to Redwire, the acquisition is part of its strategy towards in-space manufacturing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). This area, it believes, will “directly impact the sustainability of future human spaceflight and ...

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