According to the IEEE Spectrum (Mark Harris), the US “store-forward” start-up communications firm, Swarm Technologies, has incurred the wrath of the US Federal Communications Commission by deliberately launching four “Space Bee” (aka BEE – Basic Electronic Elements)...
International Launch Services (ILS) and UK-headquartered Effective Space has announced that two of its satellite-servicing SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft will be launched into geostationary orbit in 2020 using an ILS Proton launch vehicle. This news follows Effective Space’s...
Attracted by the likely financial returns in LEO constellations serving the IoT (Internet of Things) market, European satellite operator, Eutelsat, has ordered a small satellite called ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) to test out possible IoT communications...
In between waiting for his certain re-election, presiding over Russian Air Force’s bombing campaign in Syria, and batting off allegations that the Kremlin is ruthlessly assassinating its opponents and “traitors”, Russia’s President Vladimir...
AAC–Clyde, the former Clyde Space which is now a subsidiary of ÅAC Microtec AB, has received a construction contract from the Israeli firm NSLComm to build a 6U cubesat as the prototype for a propose communications constellation. The order is for delivery to...
Guest writer Morten Pahle gives his views about Elon Musk’s recent stunt on the first flight of the Falcon Heavy and wonders if there is not more to come? The maiden launch of the Falcon Heavy (aka Falcon 9 Heavy) was a great achievement and has hopefully...
