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ESA scales down science mission operations amid pandemic
Mar 25, 2020 (ESA)
The new adjustments require temporarily stopping instrument operation and data gathering on four Solar System science missions, which are part of the wider flee...
RUAG Space delivered key products for Airbus OneWeb satellite launch
Mar 24, 2020 (SPX)
This launch was the second time that OneWeb launched 34 of its satellites. In February 2020 the first 34 satellites have been launched and now on Saturday, 21 M...
OneWeb launches 34 communications satellites from Kazakhstan
Mar 21, 2020 (UPI)
The launch will boost OneWeb's global network of satellites to 74 as it strives to provide high-speed Internet access to remote areas. OneWeb previously launche...
GMV's space business grows by 30 percent
Mar 20, 2020 (SPX)
These figures confirm that its space business is still booming, multiplying its turnover by a factor of 2.5 since 2015, fueling a continual influx of new recrui...
SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida
Mar 19, 2020 (UPI)
The company had hoped to land the first-stage booster for the rocket on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean, but SpaceX said the booster failed to make the landing. S...
NewSpace Book on 10 Years of Commercial Space and Children's Book on Space Released
Mar 19, 2020 (SPX)
Now an Analyst at the business intelligence company NewSpace Global, Bullock previously founded the first digital edition on space and space exploration, Space ...
Soyuz to launch another batch of OneWeb constellation satellites
Mar 18, 2020 (SPX)
This 51st Soyuz mission conducted by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate will be operated from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It will pave the way for the constella...
Coronavirus and ESA's duty of care
Mar 18, 2020 (ESA)
Last week, many ESA staff and contractors were advised to stay at home and take up teleworking, but the weekend saw border restrictions, closure of schools, sho...
Hughes and OneWeb form Global Distribution Partnership for LEO satellite service
Mar 17, 2020 (SPX)
"We are entering a new era of global connectivity demand that can only be fulfilled by a mix of data transport services, including terrestrial, geostationary an...
Making aerospace workforce training a national mandate for the future
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
Aviation Week recently reported that the average age of an aerospace employee was over 45, and only about 4% of all industry employees were between the ages of ...
Elon Musk dismisses astronomy concerns over Starlink network
Mar 10, 2020 (AFP)
Musk is trying to seize control of the future internet space market and has already sent about 300 Starlink satellites into orbit -- with plans to grow that num...
The impact of satellite constellations on astronomical observations
Mar 06, 2020 (SPX)
The study finds that large telescopes like ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and ESO's upcoming Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will be "moderately affected" by ...
Blast off: space minnow Indonesia eyes celestial success
Mar 03, 2020 (AFP)
With a 3,2,1 blast off, the two-metre-long projectile belches a trail of fire and then soars a few hundred metres before crashing in a heap -- earning a thumbs ...
NSW Government establishes a home for space industry initiatives
Feb 26, 2020 (SPX)
The node is being established with financial contributions from NSW Treasury and the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer. The SmartSat CRC is a conso...
Europlanet launches 10M euro Research Infrastructure to support planetary science
Feb 26, 2020 (SPX)
The project is funded through the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program and will run for four years from February 2020 until January 2024. The Europlanet 2...
Boeing buying Russian components for Starliner
Feb 26, 2020 (Sputnik)
Boeing is buying Russian-made power converters for its new Starliner manned capsule programme, the company's space division has confirmed. Earlier, Roscosmos Ch...
Airbus Defence and Space to cut over 2,300 jobs
Feb 19, 2020 (AFP)
Airbus cited a "flat space market and postponed contracts on the defence side" for the decision to cut 829 jobs in Germany, 630 in Spain, 404 in France and 357 ...
NASA introduces mission support updates at Marshall Small Business Meeting
Feb 19, 2020 (AFP)
"NASA relies heavily on a wide range of expert support and services from its contract partners to achieve mission success, from spaceflight to day-to-day operat...
Kleos Space secures 3M Euro loan agreement with Dubai family office
Feb 19, 2020 (SPX)
CEO of Kleos Space, Andy Bowyer said: "The Loan Agreement provides Kleos with working capital to progress the development of our second cluster of satellites wh...
SpaceX delays launch of fifth Starlink communications cluster
Feb 17, 2020 (SPX)
"Standing down from ... Starlink launch; the team is taking a closer look at a second stage valve component," the company tweeted early Saturday evening. SpaceX...
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