Focus: Europe

Airbus to Send Life Support Rack to ISS
Airbus is sending a new life support rack to the International Space Station (ISS). The rack, also known as the Advanced Closed Loop System (ACLS), has been developed by Airbus...
Launch
ACLS being lifted into the HTV-7 cargo vessel. Photo: Airbus
RemoveDebris to Begin Experimental Phase of Mission
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) has confirmed the successful commissioning in-orbit of the RemoveDebris spacecraft, which was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on June 20, 2018. Spacecraft operators at SSTL...
Launch
RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft during final assembly at SSTL. Photo: SSTL/Max Alexander
IMT Vislink to Display New Antenna at IBC 2018
IMT Vislink, a XG Technology brand, will display new Advent satellite communication products at this year’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) show in Amsterdam at Stand 1.A69. IMT Vislink’s Advent satellite products...
Technology
SSTL Signs Deal with ISRO to Launch 2 Satellites
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) signed an agreement with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), for the launch of NovaSAR-1, a small Synthetic Aperture Radar...
Launch
NovaSAR-1 and SSTL S1-4 in flight cases at SSTL, August 2018. Photo: SSTL