The Indian Space Research Organisation has won space technology patent cases against US and French companies. These include patents filed by LeoOne, Comsat and French space agency CNES relating to low Earth orbit technologies, spectrum use, communication technologies and communications links.
Source: Flight International
Orbital launch pioneer SpaceX is being contracted by the American space agency NASA to develop a so-called “US Deorbit Vehicle” that can safely return the International Space Station to Earth via controlled re-entry.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
