Looking down on the desert vistas of the southwestern United States, an astronaut took this photograph of a short section of the Colorado River.
Ecometrica Secures Breakthrough £14.2m UK Space Agency Contract
Edinburgh/London, 10 January 2017 - Sustainability software and data company Ecometrica has won a contract worth more than £14 million from the UK Space Agency's recently launched International Partnership Programme (IPP). The 'Forests 2020' project is set to help...
Europe Takes Off for Space
“Europe’s ambitions in space have received another boost today and we applaud ESA’s decisions to furtjer develop Europe in space. European citizens will benefit greatly from our new innovative solutions,†said Nicolas Chamussy, Head of Space Systems, on...
NASA and Hera Systems Enter into Space Act Agreement
SAN JOSE, Calif., August 4, 2016 – Hera Systems, home of innovative, small satellite platforms for Earth observation and real-time on-board analytics, announced that it has entered into a Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement (NRSAA) with the National Aeronautics...
20 New Countries to Invest in Space Programs by 2025
Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, July 19, 2016Â - According to Euroconsult's latest report, Trends & Prospects for Emerging Space Programs, 24 countries are identified as emerging space programs (ESPs) in 2015 having launched a total of 69 satellites in...
NASA Increases Harris Corporation Space Communications Network Services Contract Ceiling by $384 Million
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2016 – NASA has awarded Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) two 1-year options, adding $384 million of contract ceiling, to continue supporting the Space Communications Network Services (SCNS) program. The award was received during the third quarter...
Government Investment in Space to Top $80 Billion by 2024
Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, October 28, 2015 — According to Euroconsult's newly released report, Government Space Programs: Strategic Outlook, Benchmarks & Forecasts, a new growth cycle in government space spending is expected to start and...
Airbus Defence and Space to Build JUICE Spacecraft, ESA's Next Life-Tracker Inside the Solar System
July 20, 2015 — The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, as the prime contractor to develop and build the JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) spacecraft. JUICE is the first large mission of the...
Sofradir Delivers a Record 24 Infrared Detectors for the Sentinel 2 Space Mission
Palaiseau, near Paris, France, June 24, 2015 — Sofradir, the global leader of advanced infrared (IR) detectors for military, space and industrial applications, today announces it delivered 24 shortwave IR detectors (SWIR) to Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) for the...
Government Spending in Space Programs at $66.5 billion in 2014
Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, May 14, 2015 — According to Euroconsult's newly released research report, Profiles of Government Space Programs, world government expenditures for space programs decreased by 4% to $66.5 billion in 2014. The decrease in...
