Aerospace & Defence

A Boeing satellite has broken up in orbit dealing another blow to the aerospace company which has been grappling with multiple challenges.

Power Device Corporation (PDC) has announced the successful deployment of its SCS3740 Single Board Computers (SBCs) onboard the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tracking satellites, built by L3Harris Technologies and launched into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in February by the Space X Falcon 9 rocket.

At the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the flight design of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit for the first time.

Ohmcraft is returning to space once again with more than 20 custom resistors for the Europa Clipper spacecraft. These resistors will play a vital role in two of the spacecraft’s critical scientific instruments; the MASPEX (Mass Spectrometer for Planetary Exploration) and SUDA (Surface Dust Mass Analyser).

SpaceX recently completed its fifth Starship test flight on 13th October 2024, returning the rocket’s massive first-stage booster safely to its launch pad in Texas.

Q-Tech Corporation has introduced the industry’s first multiple-output temperature-controlled crystal oscillators (TCXOs) designed for full space applications. 

Solid State Disks Limited (SSDL) has been awarded a contract to supply the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force (NAEW&CF), based in Geilenkirchen, Germany, with 40 solid-state data storage drives for use in Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is calling on all curious minds to help find some of the most important astronomical discoveries with Galaxy Zoo.

Cinch Connectivity Solutions, a Bel Fuse company, is launching its Dura-Con space grade Micro-Ds.

The ‘Mastering the Airspace Spectrum’ event takes place on 13 November 2024, in County Kildare, Ireland, where Rohde & Schwarz will be joined by various partner companies.