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Eutelsat chooses Thales Alenia Space to build a new flexible software-defined satellite - SpaceRef

Eutelsat chooses Thales Alenia Space to build a new flexible software-defined satellite – SpaceRef

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Software-defined flexible satellite Communications Eutelsat Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has selected Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%) to build a highly flexible next-generation software-defined satellite (SDS). The Flexsat (for flexible satellite) will be based on Thales Alenia Space’s state-of-the-art “Space Inspire” (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) product line, enabling seamless reconfiguration and instant …

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Tinkering with the genetic makeup of saffron to build climate resilience

Tinkering with the genetic makeup of saffron to build climate resilience

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Omics-based technologies, which aim to characterize biological molecules that constitute structure or function in an organism, are being used to modify saffron genomics for climate resilience. The impacts of climate change in the form of erratic rainfall and drought conditions are affecting the production of saffron in the Kashmir valley. Being a sterile species, saffron …

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Scientists want to build an “interstellar interceptor” to play hide and seek with the next “Oumuamua”

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Artist’s rendering of the first identified interstellar object, ‘Oumuamua. (Image credit: M. Kornmesser/ESO) (opens in a new tab) A team of scientists has proposed building an “interstellar interceptor”, a spacecraft capable of closing in on and approaching the next asteroid or comet to enter the planet. solar system. So far, astronomers have spotted two such …

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Gravitics raises $20 million for plans to build space station modules north of Seattle

Gravitics raises $20 million for plans to build space station modules north of Seattle

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An artist’s conception shows Gravitics’ StarMax module in Earth orbit. (gravity illustration) A space company called Gravitics has emerged on the sly with $20 million in seed funding and a plan to build space station modules at a 42,000 square foot facility north of Seattle in Marysville, Wash. As NASA plans to phase out the …

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