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ELSA-d space debris removal mission restarts with half the thrusters

Astroscale, a Japanese startup focused on space debris removal, has revealed its progress on re-starting its ELSA-d test mission to capture a client spacecraft in space. Having previously demonstrated a controlled “Test Capture”, the mission had moved on to an “Autonomous Capture” demonstration. Among the “anomalies” experienced, one issue couldn’t be resolved: four of the ...

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Spectrolab’s solar cells to power NASA’s Roman Space Telescope

Spectrolab has been selected to provide approximately 4,000 XTJ Prime solar cells for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The Boeing company – which is based in Sylmar, California – will manufacture, integrate and test the cells under the terms of the agreement with NASA. They will provide power to both the telescope and the ...

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Axiom Space preps for first private astronaut mission

Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is due to launch tomorrow from Florida and represents the first fully private astronaut mission, for Axiom Space. The privately funded mission, to the International Space Station (ISS), is a fully commercial flight involving commercial spacecraft. And its ultimate aim is the construction of a private space station, Axiom Station, in ...

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Lockheed Martin goes open-source for satellite on-orbit docking

Aimed at satellite manufacturers, Lockheed Martin has released an open-source interface standard to support on-orbit docking. Its Augmentation System Port Interface (ASPIN) is compliant with the Mission Augmentation Port (MAP) interface standard, which provides a mechanical interface design for docking spacecraft to one another. Details of ASPIN has been made available online. The aim is ...

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BAE’s phased-array iMOTR radar passes object tracking tests

BAE Systems says it has successfully completed prototype tests of its Multiple Object Tracking Radar (iMOTR). This is a mobile instrumentation radar that provides radar data on multiple airborne objects, be they low flying objects, sea skimming weapons or surface craft. The tests addressed performance parameters for range, transportability, accuracy, and beacon tracking, the company ...

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Digi-Key premieres Season 2 of City Digital video series

Digi-Key Electronics is releasing Season 2 of its City Digital video series, diving deeper into smart cities, and specifically the ways technology is transforming our homes. Each of the three videos – which are also sponsored by u-blox, Littelfuse and Taoglas – aim to feature the latest, most innovative smart home technologies, ranging from appliances to security ...

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SAR satellite specialist raises $100 million Series B

Synspective, a SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite data specialist, has raised US $100m in a Series B funding round, which was led by Sompo Japan Insurance, Nomura SPARX Investment and Pavilion Capital Pte. According to the Japan-based company, it makes it among the top ten largest startups in Japan, putting its total funding value at ...

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President of European Young Engineers completes EW BrightSparks selection panel

We’re very pleased to announce another addition to the EW BrightSparks 2022 judging panel, with Nadja Yang – President, European Young Engineers (EYE) – agreeing to come on board. Nadja adds to what is an expertise-packed set of judges from across the industry, joining (alphabetically) Clive Couldwell (Group Editor, Electronics Weekly), Graham Curren (CEO, Sondrel), ...

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Webinar: Digi-Key hails tipping point for “AI Anywhere”

Digi-Key Electronics is hosting a webinar, in collaboration with Analog Devices, entitled “AI Anywhere – ADI’s AI Accelerator IC Enables New Edge AI Use Cases.” As well as covering the challenges involved with implementing Edge AI, the webinar introduces the AI microcontroller MAX78000 and considers new use cases for AI. Presented by Kristopher Ardis, executive ...

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IET’s Lizzie Truett boosts EW BrightSparks selection panel

Every year since 2017, when the first EW BrightSparks was hosted at the Houses of Commons, the IET’s prestigious Savoy Place has been the venue for the Awards Day, and the IET has been a big supporter of the programme. This is particularly true with Lizzie Truett, the IET’s Young Professionals Strategic Development Manager, who ...

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