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Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone mounted on NASA’s climate satellite
Over the past few weeks, a group of engineers from SRON, Airbus Netherlands and NASA has been working on installing the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone on NASA’s PACE satellite. PACE will conduct measurements on oceans and aerosols to study for example the influence of particulates on the climate. It is scheduled for launch in 2024. […]
Realistic air combat training for Korean Hawk
Final delivery of embedded training application for fighter aircraft KF-21 Leiden, 25 June 2021 – Royal NLR and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands have delivered the final software package for the Embedded Combat Training System to LIG Nex1 for integration in the new Korean fighter aircraft KF-21 Boramae. The delivery completes the Embedded Training application, […]
Sparkwing solar panels selected to power Aerospacelab’s first Very High Resolution satellite
Leiden, March 31, 2021 – By selecting Sparkwing for their first Very High Resolution (VHR) mission, the Belgian space company Aerospacelab is the launching customer for the novel off-the-shelf solar panels. The satellite is a first step towards Aerospacelab’s VHR constellation and will be equipped with two standardised and readily available Sparkwing solar arrays to […]
Rob Postma new CEO of Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands
Leiden, 9 February 2021 – Rob Postma is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands BV, effective 9 February. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the operational management of the Leiden-based space company. Read the press release.
Swedish Space Corporation and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands to Collaborate in Optical Communication
Leiden, January 21st 2021 – Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands (Airbus DS NL) have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaborative activities regarding ground equipment for space-to-ground optical communication. The agreement will accelerate the development of commercially viable optical ground stations that will be offered by Airbus DS NL and […]
TNO & Airbus DS NL sign MoU to bring terabit Optical Ground Station (OGS) to market
Leiden, 4 December 2020 – TNO and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands (Airbus DS NL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). It confirms their commitment to work together to commercialise the ground-breaking Terabit Optical Communication Adaptive Terminal (TOmCAT) technology that will enable high-throughput laser communication between ground stations and satellites. By offering broadband connectivity […]
Sparkwing goes virtual at Utah smallsat conference
The Sparkwing team will be presenting on August 6th The Smallsat.org conference will take place between 1-6 August; this year in virtual form. The Sparkwing team will be presenting on August 6th at 17.00h (CEST time) = 9.00h (MDT time). What will our Sparkwing team talk about? Although solar arrays are usually custom-designed and built […]
Aerosol space instrument SPEXone first spectrum
SPEXone, the Dutch instrument onboard NASA’s PACE mission, has reached its ‘First Spectrum’ milestone. Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands and SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research develop SPEXone to provide the data for aerosol analysis in our atmosphere. SPEXone’s most recent milestone was ‘First Light‘, demonstrating the correct manufacturing and alignment of the telescopes. Now […]
Aerosol space instrument SPEXone sees first light
Leiden, 11-03-2020 – SPEXone, the Dutch instrument onboard NASA’s PACE mission, has reached its ‘First Light’ milestone. Airbus DS NL and SRON develop SPEXone to analyse aerosols in our atmosphere. First Light marks a small step towards a fully functional instrument, but an important one. To reach this milestone in the development trajectory of SPEXone, […]
NASA and Dutch space sector celebrate cooperation in the Earth’s ecosystem research
23 October 2019 – This afternoon NASA and the Dutch space sector celebrated their cooperation in the Earth’s ecosystem research at the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington DC this afternoon. SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands, supported by TNO, together develop the aerosol instrument SPEXone that will […]