UK launches space-based response to Covid-19 pandemic
14 Apr 2020
Some £2.6 million to develop space-enabled technology and services that can strengthen the NHS’s response to coronavirus has been launched today by the UK Space…
Opportunity: Pooling and Sharing Interfaces Definition
27 Mar 2020
EMITS REFERENCE: ACTIVITY: STUDY Opening date: April 2020 Intended tender OPPORTUNITY Our society and economy are increasingly dependent on secure telecommunications networks. These networks are…
Opportunity: Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S) User Studies
23 Mar 2020
EMITS reference: AO10316Activity: StudyOpening date: 13 July 2020Closing date: 30 September 2020Invitation to tender ***This opportunity is now closed*** Satellite applications for public safety OPPORTUNITY Our…
Opportunity: Next Generation SATCOM European Infrastructure system study
23 Mar 2020
EMITS REFERENCE: 20.1TI.01 ACTIVITY: STUDYOPENING DATE: APRIL 2020INTENDED TENDER OPPORTUNITY Our society and economy are increasingly dependent on secure telecommunications networks. These networks are required…
OneWeb launches 34 more satellites
16 Mar 2020
Communications company OneWeb has added a further 34 satellites to its proposed constellation of 650, taking the total number launched so far to 40. The…
HILINK – the high-speed bridge between ground and payload
02 Mar 2020
In Star Trek, ‘subspace’ or faster-than-light (FTL) communications are a means of instantly establishing contact with people and places light years away. While FTL only…
Eurostar Neo completes first half of its Mechanical Qualification campaign
27 Feb 2020
As part of NEOSAT, one of ESA’s Artes Partnership Projects, the Airbus Eurostar Neo platform began its mechanical qualification test campaign at the end of…
Eurostar Neo on the move
21 Feb 2020
Airbus Defence and Space makes its first shipment of Eurostar Neo flight hardware out of its Stevenage Factory. The massive Communications Module, or CM, is…
ESAIL maritime satellite departs for launch site
17 Feb 2020
The ESAIL microsatellite for tracking ships at sea has completed its latest environmental and system performance tests and set off for Europe’s spaceport in Kourou,…
First cybersecurity ‘Centre of Excellence’ for space assets
07 Feb 2020
Cybercrime is a global scourge – with expenditures on its fallout increasing dramatically. The cost can be financially crippling for companies who often lack the…