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Seeing stars – and nebulae – in vivid colour

Caroline Hayes — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:57:38 +0000

Vision technology developed by Unistellar for its smart telescope, brings clarity to space watching. Vivid Vision signal processing technology improves two signal processing to enhance the detection of galaxies, nebulae ...

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Telesat gets government funding for Lightspeed broadband constellation

Alun Williams — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:06:22 +0000

Telesat, the Canadian satellite operator, has announced the completion of government funding for its Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellite constellation. The investment agreements are with the Government of ...

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UK welcomes arrival of West of Scotland Space Cluster

Alun Williams — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:06:07 +0000

The UK has a new regional space cluster: the West of Scotland Space Cluster, the launch of which coincides with the arrival of Space-Comm Expo Scotland at the SEC Glasgow. ...

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ATLAS Space Operations raises $15m growth investment

Alun Williams — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:06:59 +0000

ATLAS Space Operations has raised $15 million in an investment round led by NewSpace Capital, a space-focused private equity firm. Existing investors – including Michigan Capital Network, Beringea, Wakestream Ventures ...

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Viasat Enhanced LAISR supports uncrewed airborne platforms

Alun Williams — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:06:42 +0000

Viasat is introducing Enhanced LAISR (L-band Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) – aimed at governmental organisations – for airborne, maritime and mobile land users worldwide. Using Viasat’s global L-band space ...

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Raytheon delivers first Next-Gen OPIR satellite payload

Alun Williams — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:57:48 +0000

Raytheon has delivered the first of two GEO mission payloads to Lockheed Martin for bus integration and system testing, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has announced. It ...

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Ofcom likely to licence Kuiper

David Manners — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:18:30 +0000

Ofcom says its ‘preliminary view’ is that it will licence Kuiper, Amazon’s satellite constellation, to deliver broadband connectivity and mobile telephony to UK residents. ‘This document sets out our initial ...

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Haptic actuators come with Immersion Corp license

Steve Bush — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:47:04 +0000

Vishay has added five solenoid-based haptic actuators to its IHPT range, which come with operation licenses from Immersion Corporation. There are four sizes, from 29 x 21mm to 44 x ...

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Verizon teams with Skylo for satellite IoT and emergency messaging

Alun Williams — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 05:06:11 +0000

Verizon, the telecommunications company, and Skylo, a non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider, have announced a partnership to launch a commercial direct-to-device messaging service via satellite. This will enable Verizon customers – ...

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Glasgow next week: Space-Comm Expo Scotland

Steve Bush — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:18:21 +0000

Scotland is welcoming its biggest ever space industry event next week: the inaugural Space-Comm Expo Scotland, at SEC Glasgow over 11-12 September. The organisers are expecting 3,000 delegates and 70 ...

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