Celestia UK to develop advanced antenna systems with Scottish Enterprise Support
Celestia Technologies Group UK Ltd (Celestia UK) will establish an innovative project to develop a fully electronic scanning antenna for use with satellite-based aircraft Wi-Fi applications after receiving a £2.5m R&D award from Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national economic development agency. The company, ...
Advantech announces technology and distribution partnership with TXMission
Advantech Wireless Technologies Inc., has signed a sales and distribution agreement with the California and Watford, England based TXMission, a designer and manufacturer of high performance SmallSat modems for the New Space Industry.The companies will together develop a comprehensive suite of SmallSat, ...
New Better Satellite World video “The Digital River” shows how satellite brings connection to even the most remote of rural villages
Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today released The Digital River, its newest Better Satellite World video. It tells the story of how Viasat brought satellite connections to more than 1.8 million people in rural Mexico, giving them their first access to ...
RF-Design supplies RF-over-Fiber systems for new downlink operation at Nilesat Satellite Ground Station
RF-Design, known as a leading manufacturer of RF distribution and RF-over-Fiber solutions for the global satellite communications industry, together with their local partner Wahsh Engineering and the German system integrator HILTRON has supplied their FiberLinkplus RF-over-Fiber system for a new TVRO downlink ...
NSR Bottom Line - Space Tourism: Humanity leaving the cradle?
As technology development accelerates at an ever-increasing speed, reaching new milestones that will arguably lead to putting commercial tourists in space this year, governments across the world are considering strategic long-term plans to establish a lasting human presence off-Earth. Space tourism is ...
Kongsberg Contributing To Broadband Connection For The International Space Station
Equipment from Norwegian firm Kongsberg Group is to enable broadband transmission for the International Space Station (ISS), significantly improving communication between the European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts manning the station and Earth. This will be a great benefit for onboard personnel, and ...
Four New Chinese Beidou GNSS Satellites Declared Operational
Four new satellites for the Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) recently passed technical and system tests and checks in orbit, and have started operations within the BeiDou global navigation satellite servive (GNSS) network, according to China’s Satellite Navigation System Management Office. ...
Finland Needs Its Own Space Research Centre, According to Government Report
Finland must increase its investments in the business and technologies of space, according to a report commissioned by the Finnish Prime Minister’s Office. The report recommended setting up a “Space Situation Centre” so that authorities could monitor data on satellite systems observing ...
Russia Attempts To Shift Blame To United States Over Satellite Inspection Allegations
The Russian government has accused the United States of using an allegation that two Russian satellites are stalking a US reconnaissance satellite as an excuse to “fuel an arms race in space,” according to Sputnik, a Russian media outlet. A spokesperson for ...
UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Attends Installation Of Final Component Of Hope Probe For Emirates Mars Mission
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has said that the Hope Probe mission, also called the Emirates Mars Mission, is a testament to the capabilities of the youth of the UAE. “The ...
