Electric GEO market boosted with qualification of High Power Solar Array product family
15 Mar 2021
A new High Power Solar Array (HPSA) product family with enhanced performances and competitiveness has been developed by Thales Alenia Space, France, under the ARTES…
Industry Info Session: ARTES 4S Prospects
08 Mar 2021
ARTES 4S Strategic Programme Line (“Space systems for Safety and Security”) has been created at the last Space 19+ ESA council held at Ministerial level.…
Josef Aschbacher is new ESA Director General
01 Mar 2021
Born in Austria, Josef Aschbacher studied at the University of Innsbruck, graduating with a Master’s and a Doctoral degree in natural sciences. He became a…
Deal signed to boost secure satellite communications
25 Feb 2021
Disruptive services and innovative features of the next generation of secure satellite communications will be analysed following the signing of a new memorandum of understanding.…
GRASP: seizing the benefits of a single antenna design tool
26 Jan 2021
Reflector antennas are by far the most used technology for telecom satellite and ground station antennas. TICRA, a leading provider of cutting-edge reflector antenna modelling…
Iodine thruster could slow space junk accumulation
22 Jan 2021
For the first time ever, a telecommunications satellite has used an iodine propellant to change its orbit around Earth. The small but potentially disruptive innovation could…
Astronauts to boost European connectivity
19 Jan 2021
Opportunity: Smart and Uncrewed Shipping
15 Jan 2021
Activity: Demonstration Project Opening date: 17 March 2021 Closing date: 15 September 2021 Invitation to tender There will be two deadlines at…
Space to accelerate the connectivity revolution
04 Jan 2021
ESA Council appoints Josef Aschbacher as next ESA Director General
18 Dec 2020