ALTEC, SITAEL, Virgin Galactic & The Spaceship Company Sign Framework to Bring Commercial Spaceflights to Italy
Grottaglie, Italy (Friday, July 6, 2018): Nicola Zaccheo, Sitael CEO, Vincenzo Giorgio, Altec CEO, and George Whitesides, Virgin Galactic CEO, signed at Sitael headquarters a framework agreement that intends to bring Virgin Galactic spaceflights to Italy. The agreement comes after two years of business discussions, government regulatory analysis, studies on potential operations and market assessment and […]
The United Nations/China Cooperation on the Utilization of the China Space Station
The First Announcement of Opportunity for Space Experiments on-board China Space Station APPLY BY DOWNLOADING, COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FORM . DEADLINE: 31 AUGUST 2018 IMPORTANT LINKS: First Announcement of Opportunity (PDF Format, English) Application Form (Word Format, English) Handbook on China Space Station (PDF Format, English) Leaflet for UN/China Cooperation on China Space Station The United Nations Office for […]
European Commission Space Programme
European Commission Space Programme, June 8th 2018 The European commission had proposed on Wednesday that the EU make a large rise in investment in its space programmes from €12bn over the last seven years to €16bn for 2021 to 2027. – Galileo i EGNOS €9.7 bn, – Copernicus €5.8 bn, – Safety programmes, €500 […]
Visit to department of Aerospace Engineering at University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt
The 7 members of the A3 team visited on the 9th of April 2018 department for Aerospace Engineering at Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt. In the company of several members of the host team, led by Dr. Carsten Scharlemann, Head of the Department, discussion was about the technical details of the CubeSat development, their experience of the […]
Russia, Kazakhstan and the UAE discuss collaboration in the space industry
During the trilateral meeting between the representatives of Russia, Kazakhstan and the UAE, the parties discussed opportunities for the improvement of joint investment projects in the space industry with application of high-tech innovation developments. The meeting was held within the framework of the XV International Aerospace Exhibition Dubai Air Show – 2017. During the meeting, […]
The space industry is now 2% of Luxebourg’s GDP
Luxembourg, one of Europe’s smallest countries is gradually becoming a giant in the space industry. With a population of just over 590.000, Luxemourg now generates nearly 2 percent of its annual GDP ($61 billion in 2016 ) from the space industry, according to Deputy Prime Minister Etienne Schneider. Luxembourg’s sights are set on resources in […]
Canadian CubeSat Project
The development of space technology and research are one of the few, perhaps the only, activities that are constantly on the rise, with no apparent limit to this rise. There are two reasons for this – the universe is the future of mankind and activities in this sector are interdisciplinary by their structure. The countries […]
Dream Chaser for Canada – project presentation
The space age for mankind is just ahead. Along with all the achievements we have made, we need an important step to finally say that we are on the verge of that era. This is a step to provide cheap, safe, and stress-free people and goods to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The current way does […]
Micro Drones
The core mission of FLIR UAS is to develop, produce and sell the world’s smallest and most advanced Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS). Currently FLIR UAS creates innovative solutions for complex problems based on modern microelectronics, new sensor technology, creative mechanical design and cost-effective production. Also, it works closely with leading industry partners and broad customer […]
The future of the drone market
Goldman Sachs has the highest forecast = $ 100B USD by 2020 (of which 70% for the Army). Like the internet and GPS before them, drones are being developed beyond their original military use to become powerful business tools. They have already made a jump on the consumer market and are now being used in […]
