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TNO & Airbus NL sign MoU to bring terabit Optical Ground Station (OGS) to market
Leiden, 4 December 2020 – TNO and Airbus 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 via space, TOmCAT […]
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 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 the instrument reaches […]
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 […]
Maarten Schippers benoemd tot CEO van Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands
Leiden, 17 september 2019 – Maarten Schippers (1978) is benoemd tot Chief Executive Officer van Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands. Met de benoeming, effectief per oktober 2019, draagt Schippers de verantwoordelijkheid over de overall organisatie van Airbus Nederland en de activiteiten die voortvloeien uit de verschillende productgroepen van het ruimtevaartbedrijf, zoals zonnepanelen, lanceerstructuren en instrumenten. […]
Airbus Netherlands and TNO partner for development of next-generation gigabit optical ground station
Oegstgeest, 9 November 2018 – At the inaugural event of the new Airbus production facility for space technology, Airbus Netherlands and TNO announced their cooperation for the development of a next-generation optical ground stations in the gigabit range. This is an important step towards the realisation of optical satellite communication. Almost all the data connections […]
New Airbus Netherlands facility for production of space technology officially opened by Dutch Prime Minister Rutte
Oegstgeest, 8 November 2018 – Today, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte officially opened the new production facility of Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands in Oegstgeest. In the 5,000 sqm smart factory, which is equipped with industry 4.0 capabilities, the Leiden-based site of Airbus develops, builds, tests and qualifies the engine frames for the lower and upper […]
Sentinel-5P successfully launched to monitor world’s pollution
13/10/2017 – The Airbus built, pollution monitoring satellite Sentinel-5 Precursor has been successfully launched on a Rockot from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia at 09.27 GMT today. Read the Press Release.
Airbus DSNL supports student team in quest for Mars colonization
Leiden University students are contributing to future Mars colonization. With this topic a team of 13 students has officially announced their participation in iGEM 2016, the international competition for synthetic biology (‘Genetically Engineered Machines’). Mars soil contains about 1% perchlorate, which is very toxic and makes the soil unsuitable for use in e.g. agriculture. In […]