Plus: Asking for help from the ITU
| By Debra Werner Canada's recently announced defense industrial strategy provides funding for space technologies with civil and military applications, Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell said at the International Astronautical Congress.
"Satellite servicing, refueling, sustainable access to orbit, advanced robotics, artificial intelligence applications, critical deep space systems and cybersecurity have applications for defense but also on the civil side," Campbell said. "In many of these areas, civil and defense needs naturally converge."
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| Government demand continues to spur investment in commercial space stations, satellite servicing and space logistics, paving the way for more space asset reuse and repurposing, speakers said at the International Astronautical Congress. That includes military and civil government customers, company representatives said during a panel on creating a circular space economy.
During a panel at the International Astronautical Congress Sept. 30, representatives from constellation operators in the United States and China emphasized the need to better coordinate when their satellites make close approaches to one another, asking an international regulator to help maintain lines of communication.
The University of South Australia announced an agreement Sept. 29 with Australian startup RapidBeam and Japanese startup Warpspace to develop laser communication systems. | | |
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| OQ Technology has expanded its satellite connectivity services for remote Internet of Things (IoT) devices to Australia, the Luxembourg-based low Earth orbit operator announced Sept. 30. OQ Technology founder and CEO Omar Qaise told SpaceNews that the company has also opened an office in the country after securing a license to use S-band spectrum for non-terrestrial 5G IoT services from its constellation of 10 small satellites.
Microgravity research company Varda Space Industries has signed an agreement with spaceport operator Southern Launch that will allow up to 20 capsule reentries in South Australia through 2028. |
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