In 1955, the Soviet government made public its plans to launch the first ever satellite to take photos of the Earth’s surface from space. Two years later on Oct. 4, 1957, the Simplest Satellite, as it was called (or Sputnik 1), launched into orbit and proved that space was not an inaccessible frontier for mankind. While the satellite’s design was simple, it kickstarted a new generation of research and fueled ambitions to loft even more complicated instruments.
Revisiting the Launch of Sputnik, Man’s First Satellite
Spanish IoT Startup FOSSA Secures $10M in Funding
FOSSA, a Spanish IoT satellite company, has closed a new funding round worth 9.25 million euros ($10.5 million) to fund international expansion and global deployment of its sovereign satellite capabilities. […]
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Government/MilitaryC-Band Round 2: FCC Set to Vote on Another C-Band Auction
