- July 23, 2021
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CGI supports GomSpace in accelerating its software development activities
CGI announced it has been selected by GomSpace, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of nano-satellite solutions, to accelerate its software development activities in order to meet tight customer deadlines. CGI will develop and implement gateways to GomSpace’s autonomous operations platform (MCOP).
OneWeb lance avec succès 34 autres satellites en orbite
OneWeb, une société de communications mondiale dont la mission est d'apporter la connectivité à tous partout dans le monde, a annoncé aujourd'hui le lancement réussi de 34 autres satellites à bord d'un lanceur Soyouz depuis le cosmodrome historique de Baïkonour, au Kazakhstan. Le décollage a eu lieu le 21 mars à 17h06 UTC. Les satellites de OneWeb se sont séparés de la fusée et ont été distribués en neuf lots. L'acquisition des signaux est prévue dans les prochaines heures.
Le Luxembourg s'investit dans un fonds de capital-risque pour soutenir les technologies spatiales
Lors d'une réunion de la commission parlementaire de l'Économie et de l'Espace, Étienne Schneider, Vice-Premier ministre et ministre de l'Économie, a confirmé que le gouvernement luxembourgeois, en collaboration avec des partenaires des secteurs public et privé, a investi dans Orbital Ventures ('le Fonds'), un fonds d'investissement axé sur les sociétés en phase de démarrage dans le domaine du secteur spatial.
NASA and LSA to further deepen US-Luxembourg co-operation in space
In May 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Space between the Governments of the United States of America and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg designated both NASA and LSA to exchange information about prospective collaboration. Based on this MoU, NASA Administrator James. F. Bridenstine and LSA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Marc Serres signed at the 70th International Aeronautical Congress in Washington DC a joint statement of intent to further deepen US-Luxembourg co-operation in space.
Spire and LSA launch space analytics data lake
Luxembourg is now home to one of the world's largest Data Lake for space data analytics. Spire Global, one of the world's largest space-to-cloud analytics companies, today announced that Spire Global Luxembourg will launch its open source Data Lake as of July 10th. The Spire Data Lake is accessible free of charge to all start-ups, research institutes, and public agencies in Luxembourg. These entities will be provided with sets of proprietary, differentiating, high-quality data for research and non-commercial product development activities.
Luxembourg at the Forefront of the NewSpace Dynamic, Part II
Space industry specialist have made the trip from all over Europe and beyond to attend the third edition of the Space Forum, a two-day event held in Luxembourg on May 21 and 22, aimed at promoting exchanges and triggering debates between all the active forces of the sector. Three main topics were addressed during the second day of the event: Services for Agriculture, Transportation & IoT, Space entrepreneurs, and Space Data.
Luxembourg at the Forefront of the NewSpace Dynamic
Space industry specialists have made the trip from all over Europe and beyond to attend the third edition of the Space Forum, a two-day event held in Luxembourg on May 21 and 22, aimed at promoting exchanges and triggering debates between all the active forces of the sector. Three main topics were addressed during the first day of the event: Security, Open Access to Space, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Luxembourg launches LSA Data Center to promote access to space data
Marc Serres, CEO of the Luxembourg Space Agency, announces the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) Data Center, at the Space Forum, Luxembourg.
#SpaceForum: leveraging data from Space
On May 21st and 22nd, space and digital experts will share their knowledge and discuss the latest trends during the next edition of Space Forum. Organized in parallel of ICT Spring, a global tech conference, Space Forum will take place at the European Convention Center Luxembourg, at the very heart of Europe. Today, the organizers are announcing an impressive list of international speakers, companies and innovative startups, who will participate to the event. Meet key-decision makers in Earth Observation, Telecoms, IoT, defense, security and more.
GOVSATCOM Conference for EU Defence and Security to take place in 2019
On February 14th, 2019, Luxembourg will host the third edition of the GOVSATCOM conference for European Defence and Security. This conference is organized by the satellite operator GovSat, with the support of the Luxembourg Government and supporting companies.
GovSat et Telespazio France, partenaires stratégiques pour le Ministère français des Armées
Au travers d’un partenariat stratégique, GovSat et Telespazio France ont mis en commun leurs compétences, leurs infrastructures ainsi que leurs solutions pour créer un catalogue complet de services de télécommunications par satellite dans plusieurs bandes militaires. Avec pour objectif de répondre aux besoins de clients gouvernementaux exigeants, ce partenariat a contribué directement à la sélection de Telespazio France par la Direction interarmées des réseaux d'infrastructure et des systèmes d'informations de la défense (DIRISI). Pour ce contrat, Telespazio France, soutenu par GovSat, commencera à fournir des capacités satellitaires à toutes les entités militaires et étatiques françaises bénéficiaires dès la fin de l’année 2018.
Luxembourg officially launches its space agency
On September 12th, Deputy Prime Minister Etienne Schneider announced the official launch of the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) together with its first CEO, Marc Serres. “Luxembourg has always been a courageous country, we will be one of the first movers in Europe to seize the opportunities brought by the new space”.