Israel flying to moon after SpaceX launch
An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country's first attempted lunar landing, following a launch Thursday night by SpaceX.
An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country's first attempted lunar landing, following a launch Thursday night by SpaceX.
Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2019
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Two communications satellites—for India and a consortium from Saudi Arabia, Greece and Cyprus—were successfully put into orbit by the European aerospace firm ArianeGroup, the company announced.
Space Exploration
Feb 6, 2019
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A lightweight satellite designed by students that can be held in the palm of the hand has been launched by Indian scientists, burnishing the country's credentials in miniature design technology.
Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2019
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A new laser-pointing platform developed at MIT may help launch miniature satellites into the high-rate data game.
Optics & Photonics
Dec 16, 2018
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A communication drop-out has delayed a Christmas delivery at the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2018
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As ESA's umbrella programme for telecom, ARTES, celebrates its 25th year, we will be examining why it was set up, how it and the European satcom environment have evolved, the opportunities and challenges that both face today, ...
Telecom
Nov 30, 2018
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It may not be your actual Superman, but participants to ESA's ɸ-week are certainly embracing some 'superhero' ideas for the future of Earth observation, including high-flying platforms – something between a satellite and ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2018
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Estonian start-up company Spaceit has unveiled next-generation service for control and monitoring of satellites. The company offers an alternative approach to satellite ground communications, enabling customers to use their ...
Software
Oct 30, 2018
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We live in an age of long-range information transmitted either by underground optical fibre or by radio satellites. But the throughput today is so great that radio frequency is no longer enough in itself. Research is turning ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 18, 2018
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Researchers at Valencia's Polytechnic University (UPV), working for the Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications Institute (iTEAM), have developed a new device that increases the efficiency of satellites while reducing ...
Telecom
Aug 21, 2018
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