TOULOUSE, France, October 10, 2022 (E-Space PR)  – E-Space, a global space company focused on bridging Earth and space with the world’s most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) network, today announced the appointment of Karim Michel Sabbagh to managing director, Europe and Middle East, reporting to E-Space Founder and CEO Greg Wyler.

LONG BEACH, Calif., OCT. 11, 2022 (Virgin Orbit PR) — The countdown to Cornwall has begun as Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) readies for Start Me Up, the newly-titled forthcoming historic launch from the United Kingdom. The launch provider’s carrier aircraft, ground support equipment (GSE), and rocket will depart this week from California following the first round of now complete wet dress rehearsals. On track for a November launch, Start Me Up is led by a joint mission between the U.S. and U.K. governments, launched by Virgin Orbit, the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA), UK Space Command, and Spaceport Cornwall.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has revealed that the first flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket has been delayed until next year. Reuters reports: “We’re not going to fly before the end of the year,” ULA Chief Executive Tory Bruno said in an interview with two reporters. He added ULA’s customer Astrobotic, a robotics firm using Vulcan to launch a lunar lander, asked for the launch date to be moved to the first […]

DUNDEE, UK, October, 10, 2022 (Bright Ascension PR) – Bright Ascension Ltd., an industry-leading space software technology provider, recently launched its Partner Programme as a key strategic initiative to support its on-going product expansion stage and is already seeing substantial interest. The Partner Programme is designed to offer collaboration and create multiple new pathways for commercial companies in the space sector across the globe to generate additional revenue streams through Bright Ascension’s product suite.

SAN DIEGO, October 11, 2022 (Space Micro PR) — The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Space Force (USSF) have awarded Space Micro, powered by Voyager Space, a contract to further develop higher frequency V-Band SATCOM for Software Defined Radios (SDRs) to include Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs). This technology is of import for defense-focused, space-based, orbital platforms, especially those operating in the increasingly congested radio frequencies of S-, X- and Ka-Bands. 

Under the contract, “W/V-Band Agile Fighting SATCOM,” Space Micro and its university partner, Arizona State University, will develop V-Band SSPAs for SDRs that provide higher bandwidth while operating in a less-crowded frequency range and with fewer frequency allocation issues. 

Évry-Courcouronnes, France (Arianespace PR) — Following the suspension of OneWeb’s launches in March 2022, OneWeb and Arianespace have reached an agreement pursuant to which performance of the Launch Services Agreement may be resumed in the future. The terms of the settlement are confidential.

PARIS (ESA PR) — Today our home planet Earth is being more closely monitored than at any time in its history. Some 1 460 Earth-observing satellites have been launched during the last two decades, with Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel fleet in the forefront of environmental data gathering. A new report led by the European Patent Office examining associated patent filings reveals a 1 800% increase in the same period – with European activity comparatively stagnant compared to international competitors.

By David Bullock
Staff Writer

People need to develop a broader perspective that views the world in all its parts for civilization to survive and thrive, astronomer and science education Neil deGrasse Tyson believes.

PARIS (ESA PR) — The Sun never stops shining in space, and sunlight is much more intense there than on Earth’s surface. So what if we could gather that energy up in space then beam it down to Earth?

This week on The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston: Tuesday, October 11. 7 PM PDT (9 PM CDT; 10 PM EDT): No program today due to host continuing dental work. Wednesday, October 12. Hotel Mars pre-recorded. See the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for details. Friday, October 14. 9:30-11 AM PDT; 11:30 AM- 1 PM CDT; 12:30-2 PM EDT: We welcome DR. CHARLES COCKELL from the UK re his […]

Welcome to our new weekly feature, Space SPAC Index. It will track the progress of space companies that went public under their own names by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that was already traded on a stock exchange.

In addition to showing where their stock prices are at the moment, we’ll spotlight some recent news on several of the companies.

October 9/10 Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat — SUCCESSLaunch Site: Plesetsk, RussiaLaunch Time: 11:00 p.m. EDT (03:00 UTC on Oct. 10) Payload: GLONASS-K 17L (K1 №5) navigation satellite October 11/12 Launch Vehicle: Epsilon — FAILURELaunch Site: Uchinoura Space Center, JapanLaunch Window: 8:50:43-08:55:11 EDT (00:50:43–00:55:11 UTC/9:50:43-9:55:11 JST on Oct. 12)Payloads: RAISE-3 — JAXA — Technology demonstration QPS-SAR-3 — iQPS — Earth observation QPS-SAR-4 — iQPS — Earth observation FSI-SAT — Future Science Institute […]