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A new Belgium aerospace firm is developing a machine to extract oxygen from moon dust for the ESA

Deadline to register for the event: 24 August 2021 Please note that participation in Graz, if possible on-site, will be limited. Participation online will be possible up to the maximum capacity of the online platform. Theme The 2021 UN/Austria Symposium "Space Applications for Food Systems" will take place from 7 to 9 September in Graz and also online. This year's key topic is how space technologies support food systems and thus contribute to activities around the UN Food Systems Summit convened by the UN Secretary General. This Summit is part of the Decade of Action to achieve the 17 Sus...

Space in Africa   Nigeria’s first satellite, NigeriaSat-1, was launched on September 27, 2003, and on August 17, 2011, a replacement, , was launched. On May 13, 2007, the country’s and Africa’s first de-orbited on November 11, 2008, and a replacement, NigComsat-1R, was launched on December 19, 2011. The cost of both satellites was USD 48.4 million, including launch and insurance . NigeriaSat-1, a satellite built exclusively by the , cost the country USD 13 million. Both NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X have a design life of seven years. In 2014, six years after it has outlived its de...

Vanguard News Shaba and the push for space technology for Nigeria On By Aminu Gandhi ON February 25, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari nominated Dr. Ahmad Halilu Shaba as the substantive Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA. The nomination letter was read at Plenary on March 2, 2021 by the Senate president, Senator Ahmad Lawan, for confirmation by the Senate. The nomination of Dr. Shaba by the President is pursuant to Sections 14(1) and (2) of the National Space Research and Development Agency Act 2010. Dr. Shaba, a seasoned scholar and technocrat, ha...

Fine Steering Mirrors Provide High Speed and Precision Control for Free Space Optical Laser Communications: New from PI Share Article As the demand for higher data transmission rates is growing, communication via laser beams, terrestrial, ground-to-satellite, and satellite-to-satellite is opening up new possibilities. Fast fine steering mirrors keep laser beams stabilized and pointed in the right direction, making sure they reach their targets exactly, over thousands of miles. Compact high-dynamics tip/tilt Fast Steering Mirror provides highly accurate laser beam positioning. ...