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Space comms specialist buys UK space startup TXMission

CesiumAstro, a space comms specialist based in Austin, Texas, has bought the UK startup TXMission, which develops software-defined radios and modems for satellites, ground stations and HAPS (high-altitude platform systems). It says TXMission’s portfolio – communications waveforms and hardware products – will complement its own product lines. Specifically, the Quest and Connect software-defined radios built ...

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Satellite Applications Catapult powers solar project with £620k funding

The UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult is funding research into a future Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) system. The aim is help create a fully renewable baseload energy technology. The total project value will be £620k, which is funded by a £465k grant from the UK Space Agency and a further contribution from the Satellite Applications Catapult ...

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Nasa deepens bond with Japan for space cooperation

Nasa has hosted the signing of a new agreement between the U.S. and Japan on future space cooperation. Described as building on a long history of collaboration in space exploration between the U.S. and Japan, it’s full title is: “The Framework Agreement Between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of ...

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Nasa deepens bond with Japan for space cooperation

Nasa has hosted the signing of a new agreement between the U.S. and Japan on future space cooperation. Described as building on a long history of collaboration in space exploration between the U.S. and Japan, it’s full title is: “The Framework Agreement Between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of ...

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Capella Space raises $60m funding for SAR satellite imagery

Capella Space, the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery specialists, has raised $60m in funding from the United States Innovative Technology Fund (USIT). The San Francisco headquartered company says it will use the capital to expand its imaging capacity and develop new data products around its SAR imagery and analytics capabilities. For example, it has ...

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Capella Space raises $60m funding for SAR satellite imagery

Capella Space, the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery specialists, has raised $60m in funding from the United States Innovative Technology Fund (USIT). The San Francisco headquartered company says it will use the capital to expand its imaging capacity and develop new data products around its SAR imagery and analytics capabilities. For example, it has ...

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European Investment Bank backs software-defined satellites for SES

The European Investment Bank (EIB), which is the financing institution of the European Union, has loaned €300 million to SES to fund software-defined satellites enabling service reconfiguration and instant in-orbit adjustment. SES is satellite telecommunications provider and the seven-year term loan will back “investments related to the design, procurement and launch” of three satellites to ...

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Rocket Factory Augsburg chooses Shetland spaceport for RFA One launch

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has chosen the SaxaVord Spaceport on the Shetland Islands to be the location for its first launch. The two organisations have announced a multi-year launch operations partnership. Under the terms of the deal, RFA will have exclusive access to Launch Pad Fredo for orbital launches. It also includes “investments in the ...

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JAXA builds Japan nanosatellite capabilities to study star formation

The Japanese space agency, JAXA, along with the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), are to begin development of nanosatellite for observing cosmic background radiation, in a mission to explore the history of star formations. Using a 6U-sized (10cm x 20cm x 30cm) nanosatellite with high-precision attitude control, the work will be done under the JAXA ...

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UK Space Agency puts brave face on Spaceport Cornwall mission failure

Virgin Orbit’s attempt at the first European satellite launch from Spaceport Cornwall ended in failure but the UK Space Agency has put a brave face on the significance of the mission, as Virgin Orbit works promises to word work tirelessly to understand the faults involved. Following the amended Boeing 747, Cosmic Girl, reaching the designated ...

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