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Archive for January, 2022

India demonstrates quantum entanglement based real time QKD

January 31st, 2022 by

On 27 January 2022, scientists from the two premier laboratories of India’s Department of Space (DOS), viz. Space Applications Centre (SAC) and Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), both from the city of Ahmedabad, have jointly demonstrated quantum entanglement based real time Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) over 300 m atmospheric channel along with quantum-secure text, image transmission and quantum-assisted two-way video calling.

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Thales Alenia Space to provided digital processor for GEO-KOMPSAT-3

January 31st, 2022 by

Thales Alenia Space announced that it has signed a contract with the South Korean aerospace manufacturer and defence company, LIG Nex1 Co., Ltd., to provide a Digital Processor for the GEO-KOMPSAT-3 communications satellite.

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Russian tech firm developing manoeuvrable vehicle to fight space junk

January 31st, 2022 by

Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation is developing a manoeuvrable vehicle capable of deorbiting space junk, company deputy CEO for corporate development and investment Vadim Khromov was quoted as saying.

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NASA conducts RS-25 engine test at Stennis Space Center

January 31st, 2022 by

NASA conducted its first RS-25 engine hot fire test of the new year on 19 January on the Fred Haise Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

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Honeybee Robotics to Join Blue Origin

January 27th, 2022 by

Honeybee Robotics announced that it will be acquired by Blue Origin. With major operations in Longmont, Colorado and Altadena, California, Honeybee will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Origin, headquartered in Kent, Washington.

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D-Orbit to become a publicly listed company via SPAC

January 27th, 2022 by

D-Orbit S.p.A., an Italy-based space logistics and transportation company, announced that it will become publicly listed through a business combination with Briz Holdings Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company [SPAC]. The transaction values the company at an enterprise value of approximately US$1.28 billion (€1.13 billion) post-money.

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Sony CSL, JAXA demo data file transfer in error-prone environment

January 27th, 2022 by

Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. and JAXA, as part of the agency’s Space Innovation through Partnership and Co-creation (J-SPARC) programme, have successfully conducted an experiment to transfer a complete data file in a simulated low-quality and error-prone communications environment.

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ELSA-d mission on hold after malfunction

January 27th, 2022 by

Astroscale said it has decided not to go on with its ELSA-d debris removal mission for the time being after detecting “anomalous spacecraft conditions.”

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