Nasa says repair work is continuing on the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight to the moon, with mission control teams preparing for the next launch attempt. It says it is preparing for the next launch opportunity as early as Friday, 23 September. Officials stopped the original Saturday 3 September launch countdown after discovering a hydrogen ...
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Leonardo is highlighting that it is increasing its early careers population in the UK by 50% over the coming year. The aerospace engineering company – with UK electronics sites including Basildon, Edinburgh, Luton and Southampton – says it is planning to hire an additional 300 apprentices, industrial placements and graduate scheme starters in 2023. This ...
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OQ Technology, a 5G-based satellite IOT operator, has closed a €13 million Series A funding round, which was led by Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Saudi oil and gas company Aramco. The Luxemburg-based startup’s constellation supports real-time data processing for IoT and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications in remote and rural areas. Cited applications ...
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Google has announced a further upgrade to Flutter, its mobile UI toolkit for creating embedded graphic components from a single codebase via native Arm code. The release adds improved support for trackpad input, improved text selection, the capability to understand Scribble handwriting input, more consistent presentation for Windows desktop and support for more Material Design 3 ...
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HawkEye 360 has announced a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC). The space-based RF data specialist says that under the CRADA it will “develop and demonstrate new commercial overhead RF-sensing capabilities that could provide relevant tactical support for the warfighter”. SMDC will assist in ...
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Euroconsult, which specialises in the space sector, has released its latest Ground Segment Market Prospects report, outlining the value of the ground segment ecosystem. The Paris-based consultancy forecasts the cumulated market value – covering all the time period between 2022 to 2031 – as being worth $78bn. This covers the different application chains in both ...
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The University Research category for the Elektra Awards 2022 is launching, sponsored by Panasonic – with the awards in their twentieth year – and we are looking to readers to express their choice and help determine the winner. You are invited to select the university research project from the last year that you feel will ...
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Blueshift’s thermal insulation tape for extreme temperature environments, is being stocked by Digi-Key Electronics. The online distributor has announced it now sells a selection of RockeTape, which it describes as “a one-of-a-kind structured air thermal insulation tape for the world’s hottest and coolest spots”. This is through its Fulfilled by Digi-Key programme. The aerogel tape ...
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Binder has announced the new 823-series M12 panel mount connectors with L-coding and dip solder contacts. According to the industrial circular connector specialist, the 823-series products are suitable for hand soldering, wave soldering, and reflow soldering on printed circuit boards (PCBs) in automation applications that are typically subject to installation restrictions. There, they can serve ...
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Astrobotic, a lunar logistics company based in Pittsburgh, has won financial backing from Nasa to develop its CubeRover platform. Specifically, it has been selected by NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Sequential Phase II program to develop, test, and fly “lunar night survival and communication technologies” on CubeRover. This will culminate in a commercial flight ...
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