Tag: Space

Space. Volcanic trenches on Mars (ESA)

This image of the young volcanic region of Elysium Planitia on Mars was taken on 14 April 2021 by the CaSSIS camera on...

Space. Earth from Space: Danube Delta (ESA)

The Danube Delta is a labyrinth of water and land shared between Romania and Ukraine, made up of countless lakes, channels and islands lying...

Space. Cassini’s wake: how might a spacecraft disturb its own measurements? (ESA)

Simply by moving through the heavens, spacecraft change the space about them. Such interactions are invisible to the naked eye, but can endanger mission...

Space/Cybercrime. The growing threat of cybercrime in the space domain (Andre Kwok, East Asia Forum)

In July 2021, Richard Branson made global headlines with his journey to outer space on Virgin Galactic’s spaceship. This historical feat proved the feasibility of space...

Space/Poverty. On space barons and global poverty (Harun Onder, Brookings)

On July 21, 2021, billionaire Jeff Bezos rocketed about 65 miles above the Earth’s crust. Another billionaire, Sir Richard Branson, did the same nine...

Space. NASA Innovations Will Help U.S. Meet Sustainable Aviation Goals (NASA)

NASA will demonstrate high-risk, high-reward technology advancements critical for U.S. aerospace manufacturers to bring to market innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable products and services demanded...

Space. Isar Aerospace to launch OroraTech wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation (Andrew Parsonson, Space News)

German launch startup Isar Aerospace has signed a contract with OroraTech to launch the company’s wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation. Isar Aerospace is developing its two-stage...

Space. Swissto12 and Saturn collaborate on small GEO satellites (Debra Werner, Space News)

Switzerland-based additive manufacturing specialist Swissto12 announced plans Sept. 8 to collaborate with Saturn Satellite Networks, a U.S. firm focused on small geostationary satellite missions,...

Space. Hanwha Phasor teams up with American product designer for on-the-move antenna (Park Si-soo, Space News)

Hanwha Phasor's booth at the Satellite 2021 conference and trade show in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 7-10. Credit: SpaceNews/Brian Berger Hanwha Phasor, a phased-array antenna...

Space. U.S. military has growing appetite for satellite communications but its needs are complex (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

Satellite industry and government officials speak at Satellite 2021 Sept. 8, 2021. Credit: Sandra Erwin/SpaceNews The U.S. Army is in the market for satellite communications...

Space. Satellite connectivity leaders push for interoperability (Jason Rainbow, Space News)

Servers like these in a Google data center in Douglas County, Georgia, are helping to virtualize satellite networks in the cloud. Credit: Google More industry...

Space. Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation (Jeff Foust, Space News)

Rocket Lab will launch the 25-satellite constellation for Kinéis using five Electron launches starting in the second quarter of 2023. Credit: Hemeria Rocket Lab will...

Space. BridgeComm and Space Micro reveal strategic partnership (Debra Werner, Space News)

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Center awarded Space Micro a $3 million contract award for a laser communications terminal. Shown are Space Micro...

Space. Korean consortium invested $50 million in US launch startup Relativity Space (Park Si-soo, Space News)

The proposed interior of Relativity Space's new factory in Long Beach, California. Credit: Relativity Space A consortium of three South Korean companies invested $50 million...

Space. JWST gets mid-December launch date (Jeff Foust, Space News)

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now scheduled to launch Dec. 18 on an Ariane 5. Credit: ESA - D. Ducros NASA’s James Webb Space...

Space. OneWeb and AT&T partner to extend fiberlike coverage across United States (Jason Rainbow, Space News)

A screenshot of OneWeb executive chair Sunil Bharti Mittal's Satellite 2021 keynote Sept. 8, where he announced the AT&T partnership. AT&T has agreed to use...