NewSpace company Kineis to launch Europe’s first IoT nanosatellite constellation
Kineis, a new space company based in France, is planning on launching the first European Internet of Things (IoT) nanosatellite constellation of 20 nanosatellites by the year 2021. Through this, the...
Axelspace’s $22.8m funding, 2 upcoming launches & new partnerships
Axelspace, a Japanese space startup developing its own Earth imaging satellites, has raised 2.58 billion JPY (US$22.8 mlllion) in its Series B funding round. The funds will be used to develop...
Interview: Space BD’s CEO on ISS nanosatellite launches, changes in JAXA, and Japan’s space...
Space BD is a Japanese space startup focusing on
facilitating nanosatellite launch services. Currently, they provide launch
opportunities from Japan’s module in the International Space Station (ISS), and
have started offering rideshare opportunities on...
Gilmour Space, NASA sign Space Act Agreement
Australia and Singapore-based rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has entered into a Space Act Agreement with the US National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) to collaborate on various research, technology development...
Blue Origin’s New Shepard carries first payload from Asia with Mission 9
Blue Origin today successfully launched the New Shepard space vehicle's Mission 9, carrying payloads from private companies, universities and space agencies.
A statement by the company indicated that the mission was a success for...
Rocket Lab unveils new high-volume production facility in New Zealand
Rocket Lab has expanded its global footprint with the unveiling of a new production facility that 'rethinks the way orbital rockets are built', according to its press release.
The new 7,500 sq/m...
Singapore’s Addvalue delivers data relay system to Capella Space
Singapore's Addvalue has delivered the first flight model of its Inter-satellite Data Relay System (IDRS) terminal to startup Capella Space, which will fit the terminal aboard a LEO SAR satellite slated...
The Philippines’ first rocket company aims for green launches
Orbital Exploration Technologies, The Philippines' first commercial spaceflight company, is working on developing its own launch vehicles with the aim of providing green, low-cost and sustainable launches.
The startup, founded...
Thales Alenia & Airbus on small satellites
The Singapore Space Symposium, held at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on 27 September 2017, saw presentations by Thales Alenia and Airbus on the future of small satellites.
During the symposium,...
Interview: Orbion Space Technology seeks to revolutionise smallsat propulsion
Like passengers utilizing public transportation, all satellites on a single launch vehicle are not going to the same destination, yet the bus only has one stop.
Once a satellite is placed into...