Manufacturing for lift off  : The metal cutting considerations in the space race A new record for the number of people in space all at once was set in May 2023, with 20 people simultaneously in orbit. Among the many…

Teledyne e2v Space Imaging joins UK’s TRUTHS mission to form a space-based metrology laboratory for climate change forecasting Teledyne e2v Space Imaging, part of Teledyne Technologies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a formal agreement to be part…

Rolls-Royce unveiled a nuclear Space Micro-Reactor Concept Model at the UK Space Conference in Belfast last week. It is part of the UK Space Agency backed research programme to deliver an initial demonstration of a UK lunar modular nuclear reactor.…

In global communications, much of the heavy lifting is done by satellites. Whether in business or for civil institutions, they form the backbone for fast, uninterrupted information transfers, even in the most remote parts of the world. A4X Engineering develops…

Zenno Z01. New Zealand headquartered space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics (Zenno) has celebrated the first space launch of Z01™, its world-first superconducting magnetic torquer for fuel-free spacecraft attitude control. Zenno’s in-orbit validation of Z01 is the first-ever demonstration of high-temperature superconducting electromagnets…

Viasat : The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission is set to launch two satellites with SpaceX from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, has announced the second satellite in the upcoming Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission has completed thermal vacuum testing at Northrop Grumman’s Dulles,…

Teledyne is at the forefront of space technology development. It is uniquely positioned to benefit from more than 200 years of combined experience producing sophisticated, highly reliable electronics, imaging and sensor systems for operation in the growing space economy. This month…

Excitement is in the air as SpaceX’s Starship is set to embark on its second orbital test flight, scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, the 17th of November. After receiving Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight approval, this ambitious project is poised to…

Quantum Generative Materials, LLC (GenMat™) announced this week the successful launch of its GENMAT-1 satellite aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and achievement of low-Earth orbit. GENMAT-1 is equipped with the world’s highest resolution hyperspectral camera for Earth observation, enabling…

Airbus’ patented Detumbler device designed to prevent satellites at the end of their lives from tumbling, was launched on Saturday 11 November and will be tested in space on the mission in association with Exotrail and EnduroSat early in 2024.…