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ClearSpace, the Swiss–based space debris removal startup, has raised a further €26.7 million in a series A financing round. With the latest financing, the company says it will be ramping up operations ahead of its ClearSpace-1 mission. This is scheduled to launch in 2026 and is backed by €110 million of funding secured from the European Space Agency (ESA) in ...
Microchip has announced a range of integrated power modules for applications including more-electric aircraft (MEA). Output power rating starts at 5kVA. Little hard information is yet available, but the company has said there will be 12 variants with either silicon carbide mosfets or IGBTs. One possible configuration “The configurable power devices include a three-bridge topology that is available in SiC ...
A Drone Test and Development Centre (DTDC) has opened at Westcott Venture Park near Aylesbury, in a project funded by the Buckinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership. The Satellite Applications Catapult has agreed a lease with the site’s owners to run the newly developed drone test facilities. The goal is to enable drone operators and companies to refine products and services at ...
Sweden has officially inaugurated Spaceport Esrange as an orbital launch site, which already hosted rocket testbeds, high altitude balloon research and a civilian satellite ground station. With Spaceport Cornwall having hosted a launch attempt by Virgin Orbit – and Spaceport SaxaVord, in the Shetlands and Spaceport Sutherland not far behind – Esrange will become another option for those seeking a ...
CesiumAstro, a space comms specialist based in Austin, Texas, has bought the UK startup TXMission, which develops software-defined radios and modems for satellites, ground stations and HAPS (high-altitude platform systems). It says TXMission’s portfolio – communications waveforms and hardware products – will complement its own product lines. Specifically, the Quest and Connect software-defined radios built for the satellite and ground ...
The UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult is funding research into a future Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) system. The aim is help create a fully renewable baseload energy technology. The total project value will be £620k, which is funded by a £465k grant from the UK Space Agency and a further contribution from the Satellite Applications Catapult itself of £155k. It will ...
Microchip has introduced a rad-tolerant 3A LDO (low drop-out regulator) for LEO (low-earth orbit) and other space appliations. MIC69303RT is available for prototype sampling in both plastic and hermetic ceramic packaging. The regulator is based on an existing COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) devices and operates from between 1.65 to 5.5V and can deliver as low as 500mV, with drop-outs as low ...
Magnetic components which can be either an inductor or a transformer depending on inductance ranges, make up Exxelia’s Chameleon Concept Magnetics (CCM) family. The components are available from New Yorker Electronics and have been introduced alongside the existing SESI and TT families to withstand harsh environments, particularly in aerospace and space applications. There are five sizes available, the CCM4, CCM5, ...
Nasa has hosted the signing of a new agreement between the U.S. and Japan on future space cooperation. Described as building on a long history of collaboration in space exploration between the U.S. and Japan, it’s full title is: “The Framework Agreement Between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in Space ...
Capella Space, the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery specialists, has raised $60m in funding from the United States Innovative Technology Fund (USIT). The San Francisco headquartered company says it will use the capital to expand its imaging capacity and develop new data products around its SAR imagery and analytics capabilities. For example, it has three new analytics offerings for ...
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