June 2016

Sustainable Innovations received a contract from NASA to supply a commercial-scale system to recycle helium, a resource that is in scarce supply. Ongoing rocket test operations at NASA Stennis Space Center (SSC) result in valuable helium gas being vented to the atmosphere, in addition to the substantial quantity of hydrogen gas that is flared upon…

Boeing Co. has applied for a license from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to launch and operate a network of thousands of satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062402

SpaceVR, a venture-funded startup developing the world’s first virtual reality hardware and software platform enabling users to experience space firsthand using any mobile, desktop, or virtual reality device, has selected Pumpkin Space Systems Inc. (Pumpkin) as its prime contractor to build SpaceVR’s Overview 1 CubeSat bus hardware and space flight software. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062403

Airbus Safran Launchers SAS will reportedly win European Union approval as soon as next month to take over launch-service provider Arianespace SA. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062404

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/06/24/eutelsat-exec-examines-african-broadband-opportunity/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/06/24/ses-partners-singapore-develop-space-based-mobility-applications/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/06/24/viasat-supports-fcc-chairman-remarks-spectrum-sharing-5g-satellite-broadband/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/06/24/cpi-provides-radome-viasat-stc-airbus-a320/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2016/06/24/advantech-wireless-introduces-new-advanced-military-grade-satellite-modem/

Lockheed Martin Space Systems has been awarded a US$25.2 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for work on the Remote Sensing Systems Directorate’s Space Based Infra-Red Systems programme. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062301