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Lacuna’s IoT network to offer LoRaWAN direct-to-satellite connectivity

Lacuna Space has announced an agreement with Omnispace to collaborate on an IoT service that will use LoRaWAN to enable direct-to-satellite communications for a IoT devices, the companies have announced. The idea is for satellite coverage to fill connectivity gaps in hard-to-reach areas that are without cellular or Wi-Fi signals. It is planned for the service ...

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NASA begins assembly of its Jupiter bound Europa Clipper

Destined for Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, NASA has begun assembly of the Europa Clipper spacecraft at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Engineering components and science instruments, from both the US and Europe, are expected to be assembled before the year’s end. The first science instrument to be completed, an ultraviolet spectrograph – one of ...

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Intelsat appoints David Wajsgras to become its CEO

Five months since its current CEO, Stephen Spengler, announced his intention to leave, Intelsat has appointed its next CEO, David Wajsgras. The Virginia-based communications satellite services provider, which was formerly an intergovernmental consortium, has recently completed its exit from Chapter 11 in the US. After two years of financial restructuring – concentrated around C-band spectrum changes for ...

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BAE buys military specialist Bohemia Interactive Simulations

BAE Systems has completed the acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) in a deal valued at $200 million.   The Orlando, Florida-based company – a specialist in military simulation and training – will join BAE Systems as a wholly-owned subsidiary, joining the BAE Systems Intelligence & Security sector. The global market for military training and ...

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Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, York Space win contracts for space network

The US Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded three American companies contracts, worth up to $1,774 million, to produce a constellation of 126 LEO (low-Earth orbit) satellites, for a space-based mesh satellite communications network. Each will produce 42 satellites by 2024, operating in two near-polar low Earth orbital planes (21 space vehicles, or satellites, for ...

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Lockheed Martin invests in Satellite Vu for US focus

Satellite Vu has closed the second round of its Series A funding, bringing total investment to £20 million. New participants included Lockheed Martin, Contrarian Ventures and In-Q-Tel. The company said the investment would help “building and expanding our relationship with partners overseas, particularly the US.” “We are thrilled to have raised further funding to propel ...

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Ukraine invasion fallout blocks OneWeb satellite launches

OneWeb, the satellite company partly-owned by the UK government, is involved in a Ukraine-related row with the Russian-operated Baikonur spaceport, which has been used for launching its constellation. The board of OneWeb has decided to suspend all launches from the site (which is actually located in Kazakhstan) it has announced. The decision was taken in ...

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UK Space Agency to co-host Summit for Space Sustainability

The UK Space Agency will co-host the 4th Summit for Space Sustainability, with the Secure World Foundation, in London on 22-23 June. The goal of the summit will be to agree ways of ensuring a more safe and sustainable space environment that’s also secure. It will bring together people from government, industry and civil organisations. ...

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EW BrightSparks winner wins WorldSkills UK ‘Rising Star’ award

Leonardo Electronics Engineer Anna Hart has won the WorldSkills UK’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion ‘Rising Star’ award. The awards took place last week, virtually, in a celebration that recognised the achievements of individuals and organisations championing diversity and inclusion right across industry. Enter for EW BrightSparks 2022 at www.electronicsweekly.com/brightsparks Anna (Pictured left) – who was ...

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Nasa opens Phase 2 of $5m Lunar Power Prize Competition

Nasa has opened the Second Phase of its $5 million Lunar Power Prize Competition, which is dubbed Watts On The Moon. Basically, it is seeking innovative technologies for energy distribution, management, and/or storage that can be developed for space flight and future operations on the Moon’s surface. Under its Artemis programme, NASA is committed to ...

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