Tag: Testing
ESA’s Young Professionals Satellite, YPSat, is undergoing final preparations in a cleanroom at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, in anticipation of its deployment on the inaugural launch of the Ariane 6 rocket. YPSat, crafted by ESA's emerging talent, stands...
From 20 to 22 March 2024, ESA’s Future Space Transportation preparation programme (Future Launchers Preparatory Programme – FLPP) hosted the ESA Space Transportation Pitch Week: a series of virtual events exploring new technological concepts for space transportation.
In line with...
The U.S. Marine Corps has recently granted a contract to Lite Coms, a company specializing in VSAT terminals, with a potential value of up to $500 million. The Department of Defense announced the award earlier this month, specifying that...
Syrenna, a current incubate of ESA BIC Norway, has developed a new type of autonomous underwater vehicle called a “WaterDrone”, able to collect vast amounts of ocean data to monitor the health of its ecosystem. The team has successfully...
Danish architecture studio SAGA Space Architects, a startup incubated in the ESA BIC Denmark programme, is tackling the significant challenge of sleep deprivation among astronauts in space in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Danish Ministry...
Revolv Space is a startup currently incubated at ESA BIC Noordwijk and working towards the goal of maximising mission return for small satellite constellations. The aerospace engineers who founded Revolv have developed an autonomous and fail-safe solar array drive...
Space exploration is the ultimate frontier to discover new scientific and technical limits; however, inefficient designs, long lead times and incompatible components restrict access to space.
Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), thanks to the support provided by the incubation...
Hungarian start-up Genesis Sustainable Future Ltd (SFL) operates as a leaf-analyser through a smart solution, offering farmers a portable laboratory based on space technology that helps them perform species-specific and on-site plant testing.
According to Genesis Sustainable Future (Genesis SFL), portable...
Northrop Grumman has completed the Critical Design Review and software demonstration for the US Space Force's Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC), according to a statement by the company. The programme will now focus on testing key subsystems later...
SES, a global satellite operator, has secured a new contract worth nearly $30m from the US military. The five-year Commercial Satellite Communications Transponded Capacity (CTC) contract was awarded to SES Space & Defense, a subsidiary of SES, and will...