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两女高管分享从事科技业心得 希望鼓励更多女性加入
Lianhe Zaobao, 16 July, 2021 (English Translation) Two female executives share their experiences in the technology industry and hope to encourage more women to join Lynette Tan, CE of Singapore Space and Technology Ltd, has loved mathematics and science since she was a child, and it was natural for her…
Costa Rica’s Orbital Space Technologies is chosen to join the Singapore Space Accelerator Programme
Tecnologico de Costa Rica, 29 July, 2021 (English Translation) Costa Rica’s Orbital Space Technologies is chosen to join the Singapore Space Accelerator Programme Orbital Space Technologies (OST) was chosen as the first Central American company to be accepted into the incubation program at Singapore Space & Technology Limited (SSTL). This startup was founded…
富豪登天不难 大众化太空游未来可期
Lianhe Zaobao, 4 August, 2021 (English Translation) Space travel now accessible for the rich and is expected to grow in popularity Have you ever dreamed of going to space? Many people think that this dream is out of reach, because only specially selected personnel who have undergone rigorous training can…
Rocket Lab Launches Synspective’s First SAR Satellite
VIA SATELLITE – DEC 15, 2020 Synspective is working to build a constellation of 30 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites to provide geospatial intelligence. SAR satellites can capture imagery at night and through clouds. Synspective is one of Japan’s highest-funded startups, the company has raised just under $100 million, having…
Aurora Propulsion Technologies and Aliena Pte Ltd Enter Into Collaboration
SATELLITE EVOLUTION GROUP – FEB 24, 2021 Aurora Propulsion Technologies and Aliena enter into collaboration for the development of technology for in-space propulsion. The companies also agree to promote industrial and commercial collaboration with an aim of enabling small space craft manufacturers an easy and comprehensive access to the most…
Soyuz launch marks first full-commercial mission of Russia’s GK Launch Services
SPACENEWS – MAR 22, 2021 SEOUL, South Korea — A Soyuz rocket launched 38 satellites from 18 countries on Monday, including South Korea’s CAS500-1 remote sensing satellite, in the first all-commercial rideshare mission GK Launch Services has arranged without a Russian government satellite onboard. In a YouTube livestream, the…
Axelspace raises $24 million in Series C round
SPACENEWS – MAY 13, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO – Axelspace, the Japanese firm planning to offer daily global optical imagery, raised 2.58 billion Japanese yen ($23.8 million) in a Series C investment round announced May 14 in Tokyo, May 13 in the United States. The Space Frontier Fund managed by…
AMD, GIGABYTE and SpaceBelt Collaborate to Support Secured Data Communication and Storage Services Globally
EINPresswire.com – February 2, 2021 SpaceBelt Brings Industry Leaders Together to Support its Mission SINGAPORE — SpaceBelt Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Cloud Constellation Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), and GIGABYTE Technology, have announced a partnership introducing high performance processors and server hardware that aims to support secured data storage and communication…
MoU For SAR Satellite Data Signed By Synspective + Oriental Consultants Global
SATNEWS – JULY 19, 2021 Due to the coronavirus and the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, the overseas infrastructure environment is changing and new countermeasures are required. In this strategic alliance, OC Global and Synspective will work jointly on the implementation of monitoring technology using Synthetic Aperture Radar…
Sateliot closes a convertible note of one million euros in the framework of its series ‘A’
MADRID, Feb 19 (EUROPA PRESS) – The satellite telecommunications operator Sateliot has closed a convertible note for the amount of one million euros in the framework of its series ‘A’, the first tranche that will serve to finance its constellation of nanosatellites that will provide 5G coverage to the Internet…
Aurora Propulsion Technologies closes €1.7M seed for spacecraft maneuvering and deorbiting tech
MADRID, Feb 19 (EUROPA PRESS) – The satellite telecommunications operator Sateliot has closed a convertible note for the amount of one million euros in the framework of its series ‘A’, the first tranche that will serve to finance its constellation of nanosatellites that will provide 5G coverage to the Internet…
Ladies who launch: Meet some of the female stars of the private space industry.
Fortune, 5 Oct, 2021 Lynette Tan, Chief Executive of Singapore Space and Technology Ltd shared her mission in a feature by Fortune Magazine alongside other space visionaries. Watch the video “Ladies who Launch: Meet some of the female starts of the private space industry” below, where interviewees share how they…
Synspective Starts SAR Demo in Guatemala for Disaster Prevention
Via Satellite, 7 Oct, 2021 Japanese satellite company Synspective has begun a demonstration for a disaster prevention management system in Guatemala. Synspecitve is working with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on this pilot project, announced Thursday. Synspective provides Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery, which can capture data through cloud and darkness. The company is…
Skyrora agrees decade-long launch deal with Shetland spaceport
Insider, 12 Oct, 2021 Rocket company Skyrora has agreed a multi-launch deal with the SaxaVord spaceport on Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, as it moves closer to launching its XL rocket in 2022. This is the first agreement Skyrora has made with a Scottish Spaceport. If successful,…
Dhruva Space secures Rs 22 crore funding from IAN, Blue Ashva Capital
The Economic Times, Oct 25, 2021 Bengaluru: Indian space technology startup Dhruva Space has raised Rs 22 crore in funding led by Indian Angel Network (IAN) Fund and Blue Ashva Capital as it eyes the global market for integrated satellite manufacturing, launch and ground station services. The Hyderabad, India and Austria-based company, which claims it…
[Interview] Alonsoperez to entrepreneurs: “Do not be easily disappointed, always follow your path”
Montevideo Portal, 28 October, 2021 (English Translation) Alonsoperez to entrepreneurs: “Do not be easily disappointed, always follow your path” At the age of 4, she was fascinated by space and the moon. Today the entrepreneur lives in Singapore developing a “cow GPS”. “In the life of almost all human beings,…
Astra successfully makes orbit on fourth attempt
Nasaspaceflight.com, 19 Nov, 2021 Smallsat launch startup Astra Space has now joined the short list of companies with a successful orbital rocket. The launch window for the mission, number LV0007, opened on November 18 (November 19 UTC), but a first launch attempt was scrubbed. LV0007 finally lifted off at 10:04…
Macnica and Synspective Building a Sustainable Society using Data-Driven Approaches
Synspective, Dec 17, 2021 Macnica, Inc. (headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, President: Kazumasa Hara), a services and solutions provider of semiconductors, network equipment, cybersecurity, and AI/IoT, and Synspective, Inc., have entered into an MOU and will collaborate on building a sustainable society using data-driven approaches. Today, data can address social…
Klepsydra raises CHF 1 million to further advance and certificate its edge computing software
venturelab.swiss, Dec 20, 2021 Inspired by algorithmic trading techniques, Klepsydra develops high-performance software for edge data processing applications in real-time. Its unprecedented results can be applied today to all kinds of small computers that are found in thousands of devices used daily in sectors such as space, aerospace, automobiles, robotics,…
Japan space agency starts recruiting astronauts for 1st time in 13 years
JapanToday, Dec 21, 2021 For the first time in 13 years, Japan’s space agency on Monday started recruiting new astronauts to carry out missions on the International Space Station and participate in a U.S.-led lunar exploration program. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency aims to finish the recruitment drive by February…
Skyrora Builds the Largest Hybrid 3D Printer in Europe to Manufacture Engine Parts for Future Rockets
Skyrora, Dec, 22, 2021 Custom-built Skyprint 2 will drastically reduce manufacturing time and produce parts up to 2.3 metres high when it starts production in Q2 2022 Edinburgh, 22 December 2021 – Skyrora has created Skyprint 2, the largest hybrid printer of its kind in Europe, to optimise the speed…
Japan launches huge Inmarsat-6 F1 communications satellite into orbit
space.com, Dec 22, 2021 The I-6 pair “are the largest and most sophisticated commercial communications satellites ever launched.” A huge, highly advanced commercial communications satellite just took to the skies. The Inmarsat-6 F1 satellite launched atop a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket on Wednesday (Dec. 22) from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center at 10:32 a.m.…
World Bank and Singapore Space & Technology launch Digital Earth Partnership Technology Challenge on Urban Heat
Yahoo!Finance, Dec 23, 2021 SINGAPORE, Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore Space & Technology Limited (SSTL) announces the second year of its partnership with the World Bank Group, to organize a Digital Earth Partnership Technology Challenge focused on the measurement and analysis of extreme urban heat. The challenge aims to improve our…
James Webb Space Telescope lifts off on historic mission
BBC, Dec 26, 2021 The $10bn James Webb telescope has left Earth on its mission to show the first stars to light up the Universe. The observatory was lifted skyward by an Ariane rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. Its flight to orbit lasted just under half an…
Amazon’s Alexa and Cisco’s Webex are heading to deep space on NASA’s upcoming Moon mission
The Verge, Jan 5, 2022 When NASA debuts its new massive deep-space rocket for the first time in the coming months, a familiar voice assistant and video teleconferencing tool will be going along for the ride. A version of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant and Cisco’s Webex videoconferencing platform will be included…
SpaceX launches 105 small satellites into orbit, nails rocket landing
space.com, Jan 13, 2022 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched its second rocket of the year Thursday morning (Jan. 13) as one of its veteran boosters carried 105 small satellites into orbit before landing back on Earth. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off into a clear blue sky at 10:25 a.m. EST…
The sky is no limit for Brisbane aerospace start-up Hypersonix
Business News Australia, Jan 14, 2022 An Australian aerospace engineering start-up is partnering with the University of Sydney to build a zero emissions hypersonic spaceplane capable of deploying small satellites into low earth orbit. Brisbane-based Hypersonix Launch Systems, which is aiming to provide sustainable and affordable access to space, will…
Nanosatellite with Singapore start-up’s thruster deployed into space on SpaceX mission
The Straits Times, Jan 14, 2022 SINGAPORE – Billionaire Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, deployed a nanosatellite into orbit early on Friday (Jan 14) morning, bringing along with it a thruster that was designed and produced by a Singaporean tech start-up. The thruster engine was from Aliena, a company started in…
Govt to invest S$150 million into Singapore’s space R&D: Gan Kim Yong
Today, 9 February, 2022 The Government will be investing S$150 million into space research and development to develop Singapore’s space capabilities, Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong announced on Wednesday (Feb 9). Speaking at the Global Space and Technology Convention, Mr Gan said that the investment will be made…