The UK Space Agency has carried out a study to measure the effectiveness of its funding of space-related research over a ten year period – a “Bibliometric analysis of research linked to UK Space Agency funding”. It commissioned know.space, a specialist space economics consultancy, and Digital Science, a London-based research analytics company, to help produce ...
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Isar, the Munich-based launch service provider for small and medium satellites, has extended its Series B funding to $165m. The round was led by HV Capital, Porsche SE, and Lombard Odier. There was also “substantial participation” from existing investors Earlybird, Lakestar, Vsquared Ventures, and Apeiron. It added $75m to the amount raised at the end ...
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GeoOptics has announced an upgrade to its CICERO constellation of Earth sensing satellites. With launches planned to begin next year, CICERO-2 will track Earth’s atmosphere, water and surface conditions. It will, says GeoOptics, allow governments, industry, and individual stakeholders to monitor various impacts of climate change. “In today’s environment, in which precision Earth sensing is ...
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OneWeb, SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper face extra competition – around satellite-based IoT, 5G and mobile broadband offerings – in the form of Inmarsat’s proposed new satellite constellation, dubbed Orchestra. Describing it as a “communications network of the future”, Orchestra will bring together Inmarsat’s existing geosynchronous (GEO) satellites with low earth orbit satellites (LEO) ...
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Digi-Key Electronics has introduced a series of videos focused on advancements in industrial automation. They look at how edge computing can help factories deploy and run field-based machines without the need for central networking The distributor is launching the three-part video series with Banner Engineering, a manufacturer of industrial automation products, and Weidmüller, a specialist in ...
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binder, the circular connector specialist, has announced M12 and M12 Power control cabinet feed-throughs, to help ensure a secure connection between modules in the cabinet and automation components in the field. Specifically, new control cabinet feed-through connectors will be available for the M12 product series 713, 813, 814, 823 and 824, which are available with ...
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Ofcom is proposing rule changes around its regulation of satellite constellations operating in non-geostationary orbits (NGSO), such as those of Amazon, SpaceX, Telesat and the UK government-owned OneWeb. It has announced a consultation period ahead of new proposals for its licensing of the NGSO systems. In order to ensure the quality of such satellite broadband ...
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Jaxa, the Japanese Space Agency, will be working on “Space Avatar” technology with avatarin and The University of Tokyo, it has announced. The new Space Avatar Project partnership is looking to develop and demonstrate the use of space avatars in three main business or service areas: remote space travel; remote work assistance; and remote space-themed ...
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After two years of gathering data from space, the U.S Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is celebrating the completion of its Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) satellite mission. It says scientists will spend years studying a treasure trove of valuable data captured by 1300 experiments carried out by the satellite, covering radiation hazards, space weather, ...
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Farnell has released an audiobook addressing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). It is entitled ‘Are you Ready for the AIoT Era?’ The content is described as an introduction to “Deep Learning, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence” with a focus on IoT, addressing the tools and platforms for someone to get started ...
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