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Spire celebrates optical inter-satellite tech in Glasgow made nanosatellites

Spire Global, the space analytics company with offices in Glasgow, has successfully launched two satellites carrying optical inter-satellite link (OISL) payloads that will reduce data latency and strengthen security of communication. The 6U satellites, pictured, are equipped with optical communications terminals (OCT) to send information between themselves securely and reduce the latency of data acquired, ...

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Elektra deadline: Under one month left for Elektra Awards 2023 entries

Entrants for the Elektra Awards 2023, which are organised by Electronics Weekly, are encouraged to complete their entries with under one month to go before the official deadline. Entries from both companies and individuals in the electronics industry are welcome, and the date of the awards is Wednesday 29 November, taking place at the Grosvenor ...

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Google reaches Platform Stability with Android 14 Beta 3

With Beta 3, Google has reached “Platform Stability” for its forthcoming release of the Android 14 mobile operating system. The Beta 3 contains accessibility features such as non-linear font scaling, privacy upgrades (partial photos/videos access), new animation support in gesture navigation, and to “further align” with the OpenJDK 17 LTS release. Also, in terms of ...

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GITAI gets a grip with space robotics in simulated regolith chamber

GITAI, the Japanese and US space robotics startup, has highlighted the successful demonstration of its Lunar Manipulator and Rover in a simulated regolith chamber. The company’s inchworm-type robotic arm equipped with a tool changer function and its Lunar Robotic Rover were tested in the chamber. The robots executed all planned tasks, as shown in the ...

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UK Space Agency funds UK STEM education projects

STEM education projects, and support for international science partnerships, will receive a £6.6 million funding boost, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) has announced. The announcement was made at the start of the Space Comm-Expo in Farnborough, which is one of the UK’s largest space events. Beneficiaries will include space and science student projects, UK researchers ...

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RFA completes full duration upper stage hot fire, European first

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) – the Bavarian rocket startup which will be launching from the Shetland Islands – has successfully hot fired its upper stage for a full duration test, it reports. It says this marks the completion of an Integrated System Test (IST) campaign in which a staged-combustion Helix engine was integrated into an ...

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CSA Catapult welcomes latest Space Enterprise Lab to Newport

The latest addition to the UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult’s network of Space Enterprise Labs has opened at the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales. Services at the Space Enterprise Lab (SEL) will include support for virtual meetings, business sprints, user engagement sessions, virtual whiteboards and built-in video conferencing. They will be available ...

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Space Week launching in Cumbria, businesses invited on board

iSH, the Industrial Solutions Hub, is hosting a Space Week series of events across West Cumbria from 26-30 June. The organisation says businesses, schools and individuals are invited to a range of space-related events throughout the last week of the month to see how they could be inspired by the UK’s space sector. The first ...

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Satellite Vu raises further £12.7m in Series A-2 funding

Satellite Vu has raised a further £12.7m in Series A-2 funding, bringing its investment total to £30.5m. The UK thermal infrared satellite firm says the A2 round was led by Molten Ventures, with participation from Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC, A/O Proptech, Lockheed Martin, Ridgeline Ventures, Earth Sciences Foundation, and Stellar Ventures. All are existing ...

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UK Space Agency launches £50 million SCIF fund for space infrastructure

The UK government has announced £50 million of funding – the Space Clusters and Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) – to support research and development with a focus on building the UK’s space infrastructure. Basically, SCIF aims to help build or upgrade R&D facilities and equipment that can bring high value space technologies to market. Specifically, it ...

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