Euroconsult, the strategy consulting and market intelligence firm specialised in the space sector and satellite-enabled verticals, has launched its latest white paper, Beyond the Stars: The Middle East’s Space Ecosystem on the Move. The analysis reveals the significant growth potential of the Middle East’s space sector, projecting a monumental surge to $75 billion (€68.4bn) by […]
UK-based orbital launch services company, Orbex, has announced the appointment of two tech and space sector stalwarts as its new CEO and Executive Chair. Scale-up expert Phillip Chambers joins as Orbex’s new Chief Executive Officer and Miguel Belló Mora leaves his post as Director General of the Spanish Space Agency to join as Executive Chair. […]
Telenor Satellite has announced that its acquisition by Space Norway has been ratified following approval from the Norwegian Parliament. The transaction was closed with the formal signing of the agreement on January 4th. The purchase by Space Norway gives Telenor Satellite an industrial owner with the relevant strategic focus to realise the company’s potential in […]
Audible, a a provider of spoken word entertainment, has launched a new eight-part Audible Original podcast, Discover Your Inner Astronaut: An Astronaut’s Guide to a Better Life on Earth. In this new Audible Original podcast, Helen Sharman, who became the first British astronaut to enter space in 1991, is joined by Nicole Stott, a NASA […]
Giant Indian conglomerate Tata, and its Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) division along with Satellogic, have announced their collaboration for establishing and developing local space technology capabilities in India. They say this collaboration is but a first step in TASL’s satellite strategy and a significant milestone for Satellogic as the company enters the Indian defence […]
The Northern Space Consortium (NSC) has announced specialist Marketing and PR agency, Radical Moves, as its latest member. The Northern Space Consortium (NSC), is a not-for-profit organisation set up to help the Space Industry in North West England and North Wales develop. Based in Wales, the latest member, Radical Moves, provides specialist marketing and PR […]
Space Machines Company and Orbit Fab are joining forces to advance on-orbit servicing of satellites. The partnership joins together innovative technologies, most notably the installation of Orbit Fab’s space fiducial alignment markers on Space Machines Company’s Orbital Servicing Vehicle, Optimus. These markers will act like QR Codes in space, allowing Space Machines Company to work […]
Eutelsat OneWeb and Hanwha Systems have confirmed their distribution agreement for the delivery of satellite connectivity in South Korea. Hanwha Systems is pursuing participation in the ‘commercial low-orbit satellite-based communication system’ project that secures a Korean government network using Eutelsat OneWeb’s satellite network and is also installing satellite communication terminals in remote areas where internet […]
Canada-based satellite builder MDA Space is working on a low Earth orbiting constellation but is staying silent on the name of the client. What is known is that the initial value (Authorisation to Proceed/ATP) of the contract is C$180 million (€119.8m) and the full value of the complete constellation is placed at C$750 million. MDA […]
A week ago rocket builder Astra Space was fast running out of money. Then a saviour appeared with enough cash to keep the business in compliance with its banking obligations. Now the company has cancelled its Q3 financial report and says it is to be taken private. Various board changes were announced this week including […]