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The EU Space Act: How Will New Laws Affect Space Businesses?
As a ground-breaking initiative, the new EU Space Act aims to create a new framework for space safety, sustainability and resilience, and promote investment in the sector. The result will be a whole new regime for space in Europe. Against this background, Fieldfisher’s space law team highlights some of the most important implications for space businesses in…
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ST Engineering Reports 5GN NTN Interoperability Milestone
ST Engineering iDirect has reported a recent demonstration that showed interoperability between its ground system and the 5G core. In the demonstration, a non-3GPP satellite network connected with the 5G ecosystem while appearing fully 3GPP-compliant, due to the company’s Interworking Gateway Function. ST Engineering iDirect called it a demonstration of its hybrid 5G NTN (non-terrestrial…
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Italy’s Apogeo Space Looks to Enter Latin American Market With Telespazio Brasil
Italian satellite IoT company Apogeo Space is looking to enter the Latin American market with a new agreement with Telespazio Brasil. The companies said Wednesday they have a shared goal of bringing alternative satellite connectivity solutions to underserved areas. Apogeo Space said the agreement will help it test strategies and access to the local market,…
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UNIVITY Enhances Satellite Technology to Transform Global Broadband Services
UNIVITY, formerly known as Constellation Technologies & Operations, is a European SpaceTech startup on a mission to revolutionize global connectivity. Founded in 2022, the company is building a next-generation satellite infrastructure specifically designed for telecom operators to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband from space to areas where terrestrial networks fall short. UNIVITY aims to unlock greater…
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EUMETSAT’s Metop-SGA1 Begins Data Transmission
EUMETSAT’s Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1), launched on August 13, is transmitting data from two of its six advanced instruments. Early readings from the Microwave Sounder (MWS) and Radio Occultation Sounder (RO) offer a first glimpse into the satellite’s potential to transform meteorological and climate monitoring with unprecedented precision. The satellite, first to be deployed…
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Honeywell Aerospace-Led Consortium Secures UK Support to Advance Aerospace Manufacturing
A consortium led by Honeywell has received UK Government funding for a project that aims to revolutionise how critical aerospace technologies are manufactured in the UK through the use of AI and additive manufacturing. The £14.1m research and development project, funded through the ATI Programme, will explore how AI and other technologies can drive simulations…
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Loft Orbital Federal Secures NASA Task Order for RadPC Project Under Flight Opportunities Program
Loft Orbital Federal, a provider of turn-key space infrastructure services, today announced the award of a task order from NASA under the agency’s Flight Opportunities program. This task order is for the integration, launch, and on-orbit operations of a mission supporting the Fault Tolerant RISC-V Flight Computer with Coprocessor Support (RadPC) project. The task order…
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ISRO Announces Fully Indigenous 32-Bit Deep-Space Microprocessor
India unveiled a fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor – ‘Vikram’, that has been developed by, and for, the Indian Space Research Organisation – at a semiconductor industry event in Delhi. At the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fresh from China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, called microprocessors ‘digital diamonds’. “If the last century was shaped by…
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Collins Aerospace Expands Space Leadership with Advances in Human Spaceflight and Space Suits
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is a global leader in designing and delivering advanced aerospace and defense solutions that serve civil aviation, defense and space sectors. The company was formed in the late 2010s following the merger of United Technologies Corporation’s aerospace units with Rockwell Collins, combining decades of heritage expertise into one of the…
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MSBAI Secures $1.2 Million DoD Contract to Advance OrbitGuard, Empowering Real-Time SDA
MSBAI announced it has secured a Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to mature OrbitGuard, its hybrid-intelligence copilot for space domain awareness. The opportunity originated from the Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), was competitively selected by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and has been executed by…