Tag: space
Goonhilly Gateway: Why Cornwall sees its future in space communications
Chris Middleton reports on how Cornwall is moving from Poldark to the darkness of space, via a rejected 1960s installation that a private company...
Researchers on ISS set to explore manufacturing in space
With the safe arrival of SpaceX’s thirteenth resupply mission, the ISS now has research kit and new sensors on board with which to pilot...
Underwater Antarctic robot Icefin prepares for Jupiter mission
Scientists from the US and New Zealand are teaming up to test an Antarctic robot, Icefin, that will eventually be sent to search for...
Iridium partners with Magnitude Space to explore IoT satellites opportunity
Small satellites could be key to low-power, high-latency IoT service alternatives, says Iridium.
Mobile satellite comms company Iridium Communications has signed a memorandum of understanding...
Vancouver-based IoT firm Helios raises $4 million to launch first satellite
Helios Wire, a connected technology company based in Vancouver, has raised $4 million in financing to continue developing its satellite-enabled IoT service.
The company is...
SpaceX launches 12th resupply mission to International Space Station
At 12:31 EDT on August 14th, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission, CRS-12, is...
Swiss company ELSE raises $3 million to launch IoT nanosatellite
ELSE, a connected technology company based in Switzerland, has raised $3 million through a crowdfunding campaign to launch an IoT nanosatellite.
The company is looking...
Nano-satellites launch a success for Sky and Space Global
Satellite company Sky and Space Global has successfully launched three nano-satellites that it confidently predicts will revolutionize the communications sector and help power the...
Helios Wire wants to ‘democratize the Internet of Things’ from space
Canada-based Helios Wire is planning to launch 30 satellites into space in a bid to 'democratize the Internet of Things (IoT) from space'.
Helios Wire...