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Isotropic Systems accelerates product evolution through ARTES Competitiveness & Growth (C&G) development contract awarded by the European Space Agency
- The contractual agreement supports the development of all major components of Isotropic Systems multi-beam terminals through to commercialisation
- The development stimulates the creation of hundreds of highly-skilled UK jobs directly in line with UK government goals for UK space
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LONDON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Isotropic Systems, a leading developer of transformational broadband terminal technologies, today announces a major development contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) supported by the UK Space Agency (UKSA).
Satellite consulting company acquires modular metal 3D printing system to help clients land space-related work May 11, 2021
The Satellite Applications Catapult
The Satellite Applications Catapult (TSAC), a U.K. company that helps organizations harness the power of satellite-based services, has acquired a MetalFAB1 3D printer from Additive Industries, The Netherlands.
The 3D printer builder developed the modular system to print high-end components and equipment used by the automotive, oil and gas, and aerospace industries. Over the coming months, TSAC and Additive Industries will demonstrate the capabilities of the system to interested U.K. organizations and showcase AM’s capabilities for the space sector, with an emphasis on rocket engines.
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Dealing with the growing problem of space debris is vital for the continuation of the satellite industry and crewed spaceflight. Andrew Wade reports.
Satellite technology has come a long way since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 in 1957, its simple, hypnotic radio signal belying the monumental changes it would herald. In the intervening years, Earth’s inhabitants have come to rely on satellites for everything from TV broadcasting and GPS to weather forecasting and monitoring climate change.
Astroscale’s ELSA-d space debris removal satellite
Naturally, this dependence has led to proliferation, and the skies above have become ever more densely packed with chunks of metal orbiting the planet at enormous speeds. Sometimes, they collide. One of the biggest orbital impacts to date took place in 2009 when the defunct Russian satellite Kosmos-2251 collided with Iridium 33. The relative speed of impact was estimated at 11.7 km/s or about 42,120 km/h, tw