Satellite News

The Ball Aerospace air quality sensor being built for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) under South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research in the Ministry of Environment has passed a major milestone toward its launch.

Ad Astra Rocket Company has been selected by NASA as one of the winners of the space agency’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) competitive solicitation, which opened in November of 2014.

The Innovative Technology Partnerships Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, announced the release of its core Flight System (cFS) Application Suite to the public.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced an agreement to acquire Pacific Wave Systems (PWS), a leading manufacturer of waveguides for the global satellite industry, for US$20.1 million. The transaction strengthens COM DEV’s portfolio with a complementary space product that is expected to benefit from market trends including the growth in high-throughput satellites, the company said.

Arabsat and Siemens Convergence Creators have signed a contract for the installation of a new Communication System Monitoring (CSM) at Dirab Earth Station near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.