Spanish startup gets funds to deploy commercial IoT constellation
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-19 07:00
Spanish startup FOSSA has secured funds for around 20 slightly larger cubesats. The startup said June 19 it has fetched 6.3 million euros ($6.8 million) in a Series A funding round. FOSSA has already booked revenues from companies including Microsoft.
ExLabs wins funds to accelerate space robotics
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-18 22:49
Ex Exploration Laboratories will accelerate work on technology to autonomously capture space objects. Southern California-based ExLabs announced a $1.7 million SpaceWERX contract in 2023. ExLabs is planning to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis in 2028 before it reaches Earth.
Space industry group warns of escalating cyber threats, outmatched defenses
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-18 20:22
Space ISAC: Space systems now face an expanding array of threats. Most space companies would have a difficult time defending against well-orchestrated cyber attacks by a nation state. Space ISAC is a non-profit organization that analyzes and shares information on cyber threats.
Doubling Down: Actions to Progress on Both Space Debris Mitigation and Remediation
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-18 18:31
12 countries and more than 40 companies and NGOs have joined as initial signatories to the Zero Debris Charter. By 2030, future space missions should be conducted in a way that creates no net addition of debris in orbit. Remediation of existing debris objects has been, and remains, a difficult technical, political, and business challenge to solve.
U.S. and India advance human spaceflight cooperation
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-18 11:21
The U.S. And India are moving ahead with cooperation on human spaceflight. It would include flying an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station. The fact sheet did not disclose who the carrier for the mission would be. The most likely scenario for flying an Indian astronaut would be through a private mission.
Synspective orders 10 Rocket Lab Electron launches
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-18 10:31
Japanese radar imaging company Synspective has signed a contract for 10 Electron launches. It is the largest contract in the history of the launch provider, Rocket Lab. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the agreement. Synspective is planning a constellation of up to 30 satellites by the end of the decade.
SpaceX scrubs Tuesday’s SES ASTRA 1P launch until Junteenth, Florida weather permitting – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-18 00:00
Astra 1P, a classic wide-beam satellite, will replace aging satellites in SES’s 19.2° East prime video neighborhood. The new satellite will ensure content owners, private and public broadcasters across Germany, France and Spain to continue broadcasting satellite TV channels.
Perseverance Finds Popcorn on Planet Mars
Perseverance arrived at the base of this outcrop on sol 1175. The rocks are filled with sharp ridges that resemble the mineral veins found at the base of the fan. Over the weekend, the abrasion tool will be used to take a close-up look.
Former Astronaut Russell L. "Rusty" Schweickart
Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission, is seen inside Chamber “A,” Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Building 32, participating in dry run activity in preparation for extravehicular activity.