Sen, a UK space video company, is launching a 4K live stream looking out from the International Space Station (ISS) with the aim to enable people “to see Earth from space like astronauts”. Its cameras will be arriving at the space station as part of the Space X-30 Commercial Resupply Mission (CRS) to the ISS. Then, once aboard, Sen’s payload ...
The Electronics Weekly team share some fingerposts - their picks of the week, in terms of announcements, developments, product releases, quotes or anything else in the wide world of electronics that caught their eye...
The Electronics Weekly team share some fingerposts - their picks of the week, in terms of announcements, developments, product releases, quotes or anything else in the wide world of electronics that caught their eye…
SpiderOak, the satellite cybersecurity specialist, has announced a successful demonstration of its OrbitSecure technology for communications with the International Space Station (ISS). Specifically – using an Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Snowcone edge computing device provided by Axiom Space – SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure software was used aboard the ISS. The system demonstrated sending and receiving secure ops traffic between ground and low-Earth ...
Russia is to pull out of the International Space Station (ISS) according to the head of Roscosmos Yury Borisov. Speaking to President Putin as reported by the Kremlin, Borisov said: “You know that we are working within the framework of international cooperation at the International Space Station. Undoubtedly, we will fulfil all our obligations to our partners, but the decision ...
Japanese space startup GITAI will be carrying out a demonstration of its space robotics technology outside the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023. Specifically, the company has announced it will demonstrate – working with Nanoracks – the capabilities of its autonomous robot when mounted external to the space station on the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock. Based in Tokyo and Los Angeles, ...
Sony America, has officially formed a new company – Sony Space Communications Corporation (“SSC”) – to better enable space optical communications for micro satellites. The problem the company is addressing is that while the amount of data used in orbit is increasing every year (with ever more satellites in space) the amount of available radio waves is limited “Low Earth ...
Sierra Space – a recent spin-off from Sierra Nevada Corporation – has announced $1.4 in Series A funding, its first capital raise. It was, according to the company, the second-largest ever private capital raise in the aerospace and defense sector, globally. The investment was led by General Atlantic, Coatue and Moore Strategic Ventures, with participation from funds and accounts managed ...
JAXA, the Japanese Space Agency, will be working on “Space Avatar” technology with avatarin and The University of Tokyo, it has announced. The new Space Avatar Project partnership is looking to develop and demonstrate the use of space avatars in three main business or service areas: remote space travel; remote work assistance; and remote space-themed experiences. The project is the ...
Credit to NASA for this Picture of the Day - what a stunning image of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, on the Crew-2 mission.
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