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The origami of space systems
The origami of space systems
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System design optimization for lasers and other components requires minimizing energy consumption, semiconductor materials, and other costs. In origami, optimization…
Integrated GaN load switch for space designs
Integrated GaN load switch for space designs
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Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics has launched a 650V power module family for space and avionics. The first member of the family,…
Manufacturing technologies for the European space industry
Manufacturing technologies for the European space industry
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To enhance the competitiveness of European space transportation systems, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT are developing…
US looks to establish Coordinated Lunar Time
US looks to establish Coordinated Lunar Time
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The US is aiming to establish a standard for timing on the Moon to help with accurate positioning and coordination.

Emerson opens space lab in Hungary
Emerson opens space lab in Hungary
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Emerson’s Test & Measurement Business Group (formerly NI) is creating an Open Innovation Laboratory located in Debrecen, Hungary. The laboratory, developed with the European Space Agency (ESA), will help space…
Four new satellites to connect 7 million IoT devices
Four new satellites to connect 7 million IoT devices
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Sateliot is launching four new satellites this summer to connect nearly 7 million IoT devices Sateliot, the first company to operate a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) 5G IoT satellite constellation acting…
Balloon Telescope GUSTO lands on Antarctica
Balloon Telescope GUSTO lands on Antarctica
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Balloon Telescope GUSTO lands on Antarctica after record-breaking flight After a record-breaking 57 days, 7 hours and 38 minutes, NASA’s balloon telescope GUSTO completed its flight above Antarctica by landing…
The strange payloads on the first commercial US Moon landing
The strange payloads on the first commercial US Moon landing
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The first US mission to the Moon since 1972 carried some strange payloads alongside six scientific experiments for NASA. IM-1 from Intuitive Machines is the first successful commercial landing on…
3D metal printing in space
3D metal printing in space
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A pioneering European-made metal 3D printer is on its way to the International Space Station on the Cygnus NG-20 resupply mission “This new 3D printer printing metal parts represents a…
Reflectors in space can boost solar farms
Reflectors in space can boost solar farms
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Space engineers from the University of Glasgow have shown how kilometre-wide orbiting reflectors could boost the output of future large-scale solar farms on the surface. The space researchers at Glasgow…
Qualinx to develop GNSS receiver to prevent spoofing
Qualinx to develop GNSS receiver to prevent spoofing
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Qualinx in the Netherlands is to develop a consumer-grade, low-power receiver for a GNSS satellite navigation authentication service. Qualinix is working with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme…
Calamities and recoveries in space – updated
Calamities and recoveries in space – updated
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This week has seen a calamity on the way to the Moon, an almost successful Moon landing and the reconnection with the NASA helicopter on Mars. The first flight of…
Running IoT through the skies
Running IoT through the skies
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Non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity is making its way into IoT chipsets, enabling connected devices and installations to be deployed anywhere. Some devices are being outfitted with stand-alone chips that can…
Two private Moon landings for early 2024
Two private Moon landings for early 2024
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Two private Moon landings are planned for the first weeks of 2024. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) from iSpace is set to land on the lunar surface on…
First UK vertical space port granted license
First UK vertical space port granted license
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The first license for a vertical launch space port has been granted in the UK. SaxaVord on the island of Unst in the north of Scotland has been granted a…
£10m lifeline for Rosalind Franklin Mars rover
£10m lifeline for Rosalind Franklin Mars rover
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The UK Space Agency is to provide an additional £10.7 million to a UK team to replace a Russian-made instrument on the Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, aiming to launch in…
Lockheed Martin backs £50m for UK space skills, R&D centre
Lockheed Martin backs £50m for UK space skills, R&D centre
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Northumbria University in Newcastle has secured £50 million to create a space skills, research and technology centre in the UK backed by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin will be the anchor…
16 million kilometer laser connection
16 million kilometer laser connection
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DSOC, an experiment that could transform how spacecraft communicate, has achieved ‘first light,’ sending data via laser to and from far beyond the Moon for the first time NASA’s Deep…
Streetlight hack could protect astronomy from urban light pollution
Streetlight hack could protect astronomy from urban light pollution
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StealthTransit developed a system for the mitigation of bright satellite impact on astronomy From Space.com: A study published earlier this year found that stars are disappearing from the…
Lockheed Martin readies military 5G satellite with UK tech
Lockheed Martin readies military 5G satellite with UK tech
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Lockheed Martin has demonstrated 5G satellite technology in the lab using UK technology that is ready for a launch on a satellite next year. The Lockheed Martin 5G.MIL technology is…
Rad hard SRAM with 10ns access
Rad hard SRAM with 10ns access
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Infineon Technologies has launched high speed rad hard SRAM memories for edge applications in satellites. The radiation hardened rad hard SRAM memories from Infineon Technologies LLC Memory Solutions, part of…
Foxconn launches its first two satellites alongside European satellites
Foxconn launches its first two satellites alongside European satellites
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Contract manufacturing giant Foxconn has launched its first two satellites using a launch system from Exolaunch in Germany on the latest SpaceX rocket. Exolaunch in Berlin provided mission management, deployment…
True Blue: High-Power Electric Propulsion
True Blue: High-Power Electric Propulsion
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Electric propulsion systems accelerate spacecraft to extremely high speeds over time using only a fraction of the fuel chemical propulsion systems require This 12-kilowatt Hall thruster is the most powerful…
Next generation Moon camera tested in Europe
Next generation Moon camera tested in Europe
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To develop the best camera for the job, European astronauts and scientists are lending a helping hand to NASA’s Artemis imagery team The engineers behind the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera…
Kuva Space raises €16.6m for AI hyperspectral microsatellite constellation
Kuva Space raises €16.6m for AI hyperspectral microsatellite constellation
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Kuva Space in Finland has raised €16.6m for the development and launch of a constellation of hyperspectral AI microsatellites. The funding will be used to accelerate the development of its patented hyperspectral…
From chocolate pudding to antenna design
From chocolate pudding to antenna design
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NASA Tech Breathes Life Into Potentially Game-Changing Antenna Design Some 30 years ago, a young engineer named Christopher Walker was home in the evening making chocolate pudding when he got…
Beamforming chip for flat panel LEO satellite terminals
Beamforming chip for flat panel LEO satellite terminals
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UK design house Ensilica is to supply a beamformer chip for the next generation of flat Ka-band satellite terminals. VITES in Germany will use the chip at the heart of…
Analysis tools to use COTS neuromorphic AI processor with MRAM in space
Analysis tools to use COTS neuromorphic AI processor with MRAM in space
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Green Mountain Semiconductor (GMS) in the US has won a grant to develop a neuromorphic AI processor for space applications using MRAM magnetic memory. The project, “A Radiation Hard Neural…


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