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The connectivity battle – sea versus space
Sailors working on vessels spread across the Earth’s oceans and seas must be better connected than astronauts, who’s working environment is hundreds of kilometres into space, right? Well, recent research from the 2015 Crew Connectivity Survey and sources such as NASA and The Atlantic has taken a closer look at the communication services that are provided to sailors, as well as the limiting factors that impact accessibility, making a d...
Relay stocks grow to meet increased applications
As the exclusive UK distributor Aerco is increasing its stockholding of the comprehensive range of CECC qualified and MIL SPEC relays from Italian relay manufacturer, Hi-g.This increased commitment is to cater for expanding application areas that now include all types of instrumentation and control equipment used in the military and aerospace, civil aviation, satellites and industrial process control industries.
It's not exactly rocket science, but will help parents
Technology designed to unfurl space satellites at 30,000 miles above the earth is behind a revolutionary new design of the travel cot that will make travelling with baby a whole lot easier when it launches in the UK in July.When aeronautical engineer, Fujia Chen, was babysitting her nephew and struggling with an awkward, bulky travel cot she knew that there had to be an easier way.
Record-breaking steel could be used for shields for satellites
A team of engineers has developed and tested a type of steel with a record-breaking ability to withstand an impact without deforming permanently. The steel alloy could be used in a wide range of applications, from drill bits, to body armor for soldiers, to meteor-resistant casings for satellites.
World's blackest coating material makes its debut in space
The ultra-black Vantablack surface coating material has made its space debut in an optical instrument on board the Kent Ridge 1 satellite. The material’s ability to absorb virtually all incident light improves the performance of the satellite's star tracker-based positioning control system.
Microsemi enhances radiation-tolerant space product portfolio
Microsemi Corporation has announced a recent member of its high-reliability space product portfolio, the LX7710 radiation-tolerant diode array. The LX7710 is the industry’s first integrated solution of its kind offering eight diode pair channels designed specifically for satellites and other space applications. The company also announced its AAHS298B radiation-tolerant source driver has achieved Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V an...
DDC to acquire Maxwell Microelectronics
Data Device Corporation (DDC) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to expand its space market capabilities and product offering with the planned acquisition of the microelectronics group from Maxwell Technologies. Maxwell is aleading developer and manufacturer of innovative, cost-effective, space-qualified microelectronics solutions for satellites and spacecraft.
Competition seeks applications leveraging data from space
Visionary teams and individuals from the realms of business, research, and higher education now have the chance to write their own chapter of the Copernicus Masters success story. Geared towards entrants from all over the world, the sixth edition of the biggest international competition in the commercial use of Earth observation data is on the hunt for outstanding ideas, applications, and business concepts that use such information in everyday li...
Winners of 2016 INNOspace masters competition announced
A wireless satellite, innovative laser-communication technology for space applications, a universal adapter for satellite systems - these are just a sample of the winning entrants from the first INNOspace Masters competition. Initiated by the Space Administration of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), this event had invited innovators to submit their proposals and concepts for the New Space Economy. Around 50 startups, established companies, unive...
Invisible NASA network provides satellite data to earth
Based out of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the Near Earth Network (NEN) serves as a conduit for information from spacecraft in low-Earth orbits, geosynchronous orbits, and even lunar orbits to the scientists who will study and use it on the ground. An orbiting observatory such as the Hubble Space Telescope collects huge amounts of data continuously, including both science observations and spacecraft health information...