Author: Mark Holmes
April 26, 2024
The anticipated merger of Bayanat, an AI-powered geospatial solutions provider, and Yahsat, the UAE’s flagship satellite operator, is now close to completion. The shareholders of both companies approved the proposed merger of the two Abu Dhabi-headquartered entities to create Space42, a global AI-powered space technology company. Yahsat announced the combined shareholder approval on April 25.…
April 26, 2024
PARIS — European space startups are paying attention to cybersecurity threats, hiring cybersecurity professionals, and working to fortify their cyber defenses. Speaking at CySat in Paris on April 24, Cesar Carmona, system security manager for Rivada Space Networks, said that Rivada “expects” nation-state threats such as elaborate spear phishing attacks to become the norm. He…
April 24, 2024
PARIS — French and European government and military leaders speaking at the Cysat event in Paris on Wednesday said that Europe's changing geopolitical environment is leading to increased cybersecurity threats against space assets. During a discussion on the importance of space as critical infrastructure, Philippe Baptiste, CEO of French Space Agency CNES, said it was…
April 22, 2024
mu Space is teaming up with RBC Signals International (RBC Signals) as it looks enhance ground station facilities in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The two companies believe this will mark a step forward in the development of these facilities in the region. The two companies announced the collaboration, April 22. mu Space is…