Aerospace & Defence
Venturi commits to space sector
Monaco’s Venturi Group, led by Gildo Pastor, is moving into the space sector. Venturi Lab, the Swiss entity, designs and manufactures mobility solutions capable of handling the extreme environmental conditions found on the Moon and Mars.
Have we reached an era of space tourism?
The past two decades have seen investment in space tourism from the private space sector. 2021 was an enormous year for private companies and space travel, but 2022 is set to be even bigger.
First sounds recorded from Mars
Surveying the surface of Mars since February 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover has recorded the acoustic environment of the planet for the first time.
Copenhagen Airport is Denmark’s largest EV charging site
As part of a long-term agreement, charging infrastructure from ABB will play a key role in helping Copenhagen Airport (CPH) achieve carbon-neutrality in operations by 2030.
Quantifi Photonics acquires SmarTest Electronics
Quantifi Photonics has completed the acquisition of SmarTest Electronics, a designer and manufacturer of high-speed test and measurement equipment used in optical communication, semiconductor manufacturing, and defence and aerospace industries.
Fujitsu delivers to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Fujitsu announced the development and deployment of a new analysis system to calculate orbital courses of space debris for use with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) "Space Situational Awareness System" ("SSA system") for monitoring space debris.
Large optical windows for military sensing applications
Optical Surfaces is an established manufacturer and supplier of large-area windows of optical quality for military sensing applications.
Record-setting NASA crewmates return from space station
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on 30th March, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov. The trio extended the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days.
The launch of the Newton Flight Academy in Scotland
As Glasgow Science Centre opens the doors to its Newton Flight Academy, secondary pupils have set out a promise to the planet as they look to live greener and more sustainable lives.
165-mile drone ‘superhighway’ between Midlands and Southeast
Plans are in place to build the world’s largest and longest network of drone ‘superhighways’ which would link towns and cities across the UK.