The High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) Alliance held its second annual HAPS Alliance member meeting on 13-14th April 2022. Attendees reviewed achievements and discussed plans
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Category: Space traffic management
Aerospace Industries Association proposal calls for collaborative traffic management in higher airspace
A new report prepared by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Emerging Technologies Commitee (ETC), Airspace Working Group, has put forward a collaborative traffic management scenario
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HAPS Alliance White Paper describes collaborative traffic management for autonomous high altitude operations
The HAPS Alliance, an international association of cross-industry players working to enable a High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) ecosystem, has published a new white paper
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Space stakeholders launch Net Zero Space initiative to reduce space debris and orbital pollution
The international initiative called Net Zero Space aims to ensure the sustainable use of space. The platform brings together stakeholders from within the value chain
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FAA “to field test UTM safety standards and data exchanges later this year” – ATCA
By Jenny Beechener The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans field tests for new entrants later this year in collaboration with industry and stakeholders to test
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NASA describes extensible traffic management (xTM) research programme, future plans
The US National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has published an overview of its Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) research covering low altitude below 400 ft
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High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) significantly reduce mobile network carbon emissions says new research
STL Partners has published new decarbonisation research assessing the potential impact on mobile network energy use and emissions of using High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) to
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HAPS flight test results show path to unlock stratospheric communications, says white paper
A white paper published by the High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) Alliance looks at how members have been testing and improving HAPS vehicles and communication
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Airways New Zealand renews contract with Rocket Lab to support rocket launches through controlled airspace
Airways New Zealand has signed a second five-year contract with Rocket Lab to provide air traffic services, including management of a ‘special use airspace’ around
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US state department labels Russian anti-satellite missile attack “reckless” and “irresponsible”
According to the US Department of State, the Russian Federation has recklessly conducted a destructive test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile against one of its
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