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...
Two space projects selected for Australia’s CRC Projects grant, worth US$3.9m
Australia's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants, which support short-term collaborative research projects, has selected 2 space-related projects out of the 24 recently awarded.
The first, worth US$1.91m (AU$2.85m) went to Liquid...
Mitsui & Co. to acquire Spaceflight Industries
On February 11, US-based rideshare launch provider Spaceflight Industries announced the signing of an agreement with Japanese company Mitsui & Co. in partnership with Yamasa Co., Ltd, to sell its satellite...
Singapore’s defence investment arm partners with SSTL for Project Cyclotron
Cap Vista, the strategic investment arm of Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), and Singapore Space and Technology Limited (SSTL), which focuses on developing the space ecosystem in Asia, have...
Infostellar signs agreement with Azercosmos to use Azerbaijani ground station
Azerbaijani satellite operator Azercosmos and Japanese Newspace company Infostellar, which offers Ground-Segment-as-a-Service, have signed an agreement that will enable Infostellar customers access to their satellite constellations from the Azercosmos Ground Station...
Hungary signs space MoU with Singapore’s SSTA
On 6 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Singapore Space & Technology Association (SSTA) to cooperate on space activities.
The...
Singapore startups’ NuX-1 cubesat to be orbited via Momentus, SpaceX
Singapore startups Aliena and NuSpace have signed a launch service agreement with US-based Momentus for their NuX-1 cubesat, to be orbited during the first quarter of 2021.
Under the agreement, Momentus will...
Black Sky Aerospace to help the UK’s Raptor Aerospace conduct launch tests in Australia
Queensland-based launch provider, Black Sky Aerospace, is facilitating UK company Raptor Aerospace's rocket motor test and sounding rocket launch campaign, to be conducted in Australia's Beyond the Blue sub-orbital launch facility....
Dawn Aerospace partners with Orbital Transports to expand US business
New Zealand-based Dawn Aerospace, which is developing green bi-propellant satellite propulsion systems, has signed an MoU with Chicago-based turnkey satellite solutions company Orbital Transports.
With this partnership, Dawn's propulsion systems will...
Interview: Aliena & NuSpace on constellation management and Singapore’s space industry
Aliena and NuSpace are two new Singapore space startups, both having spun off from research institutions in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) respectively. Aliena was...