Danish satellite operator Sternula is leading a consortium that plans to develop a network for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites delivering ice chart data to ships at sea. According to a Thursday news release, this project aims to improve navigation for ships in rough seas and the security of crews onboard. Sternula plans to launch its…

Most Airbus facilities in Spain are working to 3D print visors frames to protect healthcare personnel in the COVID-19 response, the company announced April 1. More than twenty 3D printers have produced hundreds of visors, which have been dispatched to hospitals close to the Airbus facilities in Spain. The Airbus Protospace Germany and the Airbus…

  Cobham Aerospace Connectivity has received a contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to research advanced anti-jam techniques to protect navigation signals from the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Under the contract, Cobham will research to develop means to provide resilient Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) information…

Sen, a British space company working to provide real-time Ultra-High Definition (UHD) video of Earth, has signed a multi-million euro contract with NanoAvionics to build the first five nano-satellites of its constellation. The companies plan to launch the first nano-satellite, EarthTV-1, by mid-2021, with the remaining four nano-satellites built for launch in 2022.  Sen is…