8 Jan 2020
The high-performance and low-cost LEROS 10 thruster, developed by Nammo Westcott Ltd in the frame of ESA’s Neosat Partnership Project, has recently completed its comprehensive qualification programme and is ready to perform its role in the attitude control and station-keeping of geostationary communication satellites.
7 Jan 2020
At the ESA Ministerial Council Space19+ held in November 2019 in Seville, Member States determined the funding available for ESA’s programmes for the next three years. They endorsed the most ambitious plan to date for the future of ESA and of the European space sector.
7 Jan 2020
The use of dielectric materials in sensors for a multitude of applications such as self-driving cars has made dielectric science and technology research even more significant than before, according to Professor Durga Misra, New Jersey Institute of Technology.
29 Nov 2019
Medical emergencies are set to be better managed thanks to air ambulances being equipped with space-enabled technology.
29 Nov 2019
Konnect, the first Spacebus Neo satellite built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor on behalf of operator Eutelsat, has completed its tests and is ready to be shipped to its launch site in French Guiana.
26 Jul 2021
The antenna that will enable the full reconfiguration in orbit of a commercial telecommunications satellite is about to be integrated onto Eutelsat Quantum, a satellite which will change the way that satellite communication is performed.
22 Nov 2019
Within ESA’s Eurostar Neo Partnership Project, RUAG Space (Sweden) has developed and qualified an RF Centralized Power Supply Unit (RFCPSU), in order to supply a high number of RF equipment like LNA’s and Converters with power, without the need for secondary power conversion at each load.
15 Nov 2019
Environmental testing at system level of complete spacecrafts requires several hundreds of sensors both for mechanical and thermal-vacuum testing. Wireless sensors provide a competitive solution to avoid buying, assembling, installing and in the end, withdrawing hundreds of cables.
15 Nov 2019
Thanks to electric propulsion, the new Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) Eurostar Neo satellite product line offers one of the largest communications payload capacity on the world market.
4 Nov 2019
10th FOKUS FUSECO FORUM: 5G Reality Check: State Of Play In 5G Technologies, Applications & How To Start With 5G