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 exhibitors, as well as 100 speakers including representatives from the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and Ministers from the UK and Scottish Governments. “There are currently an estimated ...
Microchip is aiming at satellite designers with a development kit built around its radiation tolerant RT PolarFire FPGAs, for which MIL-STD-883 Class B qualification has been gained and both Class Q and Class V qualification have been sought. October 2023 update: RT PolarFire FPGA’s are now QML (qualified manufacturers list) Class Q qualified, as designated by the US Defense Logistics ...
Texas Instruments has introduced a pair of closely-related dual-output PWM dc-dc converter controllers for space applications, one radiation-hardened and the other radiation tolerant. Both can operate across 100kHz to 2MHz and with external synchronisation, and will work with silicon or GaN power transistors via suitable drivers. Both include a 0.613V +0.7%/-1% reference. TPS7H5005-SEP is the radiation-tolerant part SEL, SEB, and ...
EPC Space has announced 100V and 200V rad-hard GaN power transistors for space use “with ultra-low on-resistance and extremely low gate charge for high power density solutions”, according to the company. Judge for yourself, these are the typical values: EPC7007B (200V 18A): 28mΩ 5.4nC EPC7018G (100V 90A): 6mΩ 11.7nC “These additions to our rad-hard product line enable a generation of ...
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, Scaled Composites founder Burt Rutan and ex-NASA administrator Michael Griffin today unveiled a privately-funded programme to develop an orbital spacecraft that could launch up to 6,200kg (13,500lb) of cargo or six passengers into low-earth orbit.
NASA and SpaceX have "technically" agreed the California-based firm's first date with the International Space Station.
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