Ethiopian Telescopes Look to be Africa’s Space Center

Last week I wrote a post about Ethiopian jamming of Arabsat’s television broadcast signals. But now, according to this Inter Press Service (IPS) article, certain Ethiopian citizens have made a different step in space–the step towards becoming one of the hubs of space research in Africa. That goal, promoted and sponsored by the Ethiopian Space Science Society […]

DIY Space: Launchbox Kits

For this particular kit we’re heading to Australia. Launchbox wants to “build and launch an Australian satellite.” A way the start-up is trying to do this is by providing rocket payload kits for people and schools to buy. You could hop on the STEM bandwagon by buying one of the kits, and feel as if you’ve contributed […]

Are Current US Regs Smothering the SmallSat Market?

My post will be short, but it does tie in with yesterday’s post, so go read that and see if you agree. But The Economist posted this article today, and it might be worth a read. Reading the article, it’s obvious the writer is bullish about the future of small satellites. The writer suggests, basing the […]

Profits in Space

Do you know there are not many markets in the space business that are profitable? At least that’s the spin of this Space Daily article. It gives a few examples of areas in space business and operations that can continue to grow and/or have potential to grow. The area of space business which is growing like gangbusters, at […]

Jam On It!–Arabsat’s Ethiopian Space Jam Problem

What does a satellite operator do if someone jams its broadcast signal? Specifically, what does Arabsat do when someone jams its TV signals in Africa and the Middle East? According to this Satellite Today post, the company first finds out where this “intentional uplink interference” is coming from. Then it takes its case to the International […]