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For the first time, an optical clock has traveled to space, surviving harsh rocket launch conditions and successfully operating under the microgravity that would be experienced on a satellite. This demonstration brings optical clock technology much closer to implementation in space, where it could eventually allow GPS-based navigation with centimeter-level location precision.

Microsemi announced it is sampling the LX7720 radiation-tolerant motor controller, the newest member of its Space System Manager (SSM) product family. As the industry’s first highly integrated radiation-tolerant motor control IC, the LX7720 significantly reduces weight and board space relative to conventional discrete motor control circuits, offering a unique solution for satellite manufacturers sensitive to area and weight challenges.

The second edition of the INNOspace Masters competition is now set to begin under the theme ‘Space 4.0’. From 14th November 2016 to 13th February 2017, interested participants are invited to submit their ideas and solutions for improving the production and design of satellites, payloads or launchers.

Latest technology has been developed that uses nuclear waste to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. A team of physicists and chemists from the University of Bristol have grown a man-made diamond that, when placed in a radioactive field, is able to generate a small electrical current.The development could solve some of the problems of nuclear waste, clean electricity generation and battery life.

Microsemi announced its RTG4 high-speed signal processing radiation-tolerant FPGAs have achieved MIL-STD-883 Class B qualification, meeting the industry’s standard for qualifying microelectronic devices suitable for use within aerospace and defense electronic systems.

Astronomers set up two theories explaining how gaseous giant planets like Jupiter or Saturn could be born. A bottom-up formation mechanism states that first, a solid core is aggregated of roughly ten times the size of the Earth. "Then, this core is massive enough to attract a significant amount of gas and keep it," explains Judit Szulágyi, post-doctoral fellow at the ETHZürich and member of the Swiss NCCR PlanetS.

Many creative minds dream of outer space – in Switzerland too. While Switzerland will not be sending any of its own rockets into space, it does make a major contribution to space technology and its universities and startups make it a world leader in cutting-edge technology. That is why the European Space Agency (ESA) approached Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Education and Research and Innovation (SERI) to establish a Business Inc...

Developing a Radio Frequency (RF) detection and mapping technology HawkEye 360 are using a constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), it has been announced that Russ Matijevich, Vice President, will be a featured speaker at two small satellite and space industry conferences this month.

Drawing on its expertise in producing advanced, resilient engineering solutions to deal with exacting application demands, Steatite now introduces a comprehensive, high integrity tracking system. It presents the national security, border control and law enforcement sectors with an ultra-reliable, all-encompassing, end-to-end solution that is simple to implement and can be tailored to fit their specific operational requirements.

Two proven technologies have been combined to create a promising new technology that could meet future navigational challenges in deep space. It also may help demonstrate -- for the first time -- X-ray communications in space, a capability that would allow the transmission of gigabits per second throughout the solar system.The new technology, called NavCube, combines NASA's SpaceCube, a reconfigurable and fast flight computing platform, with the ...