Sypris Electronics has received contract awards from Collins Aerospace to manufacture and test electronic assemblies for the environmental control and life support, and the power management and distribution systems of the Orion spacecraft. Production will begin in 2019 and continue into 2020.  Orion is part of NASA’s Artemis program, which plans to take humans back…

Thales Alenia Space will build the Nilesat-301 geostationary communications satellite for Egyptian operator Nilesat, the company announced December 4. Thales Alenia Space will be responsible for satellite design, production, testing and in-orbit acceptance tests, and will provide satellite control system for Nilesat in both Cairo and Alexandria. Nilesat-301 will be based on the Spacebus 4000-B2…

Airbus, The European Space Agency (ESA), and Eutelsat presented the new multibeam active antenna payload today at Airbus in Madrid. Airbus’ ELSA+ (ELectronically Steerable Antenna+) is a first for commercial satellite communications in Europe. The versatility of its performance represents a step change for communications satellites with a spacecraft able for the first time to adapt…

It looks like SpaceX's shiny new Starship prototype has entered the test phase. The full-size Starship Mk1 vehicle "breathed" during an apparent pressure test yesterday evening (Nov. 18) at SpaceX's facilities near the South Texas village of Boca Chica. Read More at Space.com >>