Laser communications terminals provide increased data rates, which means they are able to send and receive more information in a single transmission compared to systems based on radio frequency. Future technologies will target scalability and the establishment of a mesh network of interoperable, multi-domain, multi-orbit laser communications. Laser communications have come a long way since…

Commercial space station company Axiom Space is migrating its terrestrial IT infrastructure to AWS, the company announced Monday. The company said that deepening its partnership with AWS will provide the cloud infrastructure on Earth to develop its next-generation space station, Axiom Station.  Axiom Space worked with AWS in April 2022 to install an AWS Snowcone…

From geopolitical events, to improved manufacturing techniques, to direct-to-cell efforts, here are the technology trends that will drive the satellite industry over the next year. As we enter 2024, the opportunities for satellite technology development seem as vast and unending as outer space itself. Certain technology trends remain powerful drivers across the space domain year…

TNO and Airbus’ Netherlands subsidiary are joining the SES-led consortium for the Eagle-1 quantum key distribution (QKD) mission to build the optical ground station. TNO, an independent non-profit research organization in the Netherlands, announced the news last week.  Eagle-1 is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission to develop Europe’s first sovereign, end-to-end space-based QKD system,…