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Lockheed Martin , Amazon and Cisco to bring technology to Moon
Martin , which designed and built the Orion spacecraft for NASA , is leading the development and integration of the payload .
“ Callisto will demonstrate a first-of-its-kind technology that could be used in the future to enable astronauts to be more self-reliant as they explore deep space ,” said Lisa Callahan , Vice President and General Manager of Commercial Civil Space for Lockheed Martin . “ Callisto is a shining example of how new partnerships with commercial technologies can be flown on Orion to benefit future human deep space missions .”
Lockheed Martin , Amazon and Cisco have teamed up to integrate unique humanmachine interface technologies into NASA ’ s Orion spacecraft .
The move provides an opportunity to learn how future astronauts could benefit from farfield voice technology , AI and tablet-based video collaboration .
The Callisto technology demonstration will be integrated into NASA ’ s Orion spacecraft for the agency ’ s Artemis I uncrewed mission around the Moon and back to Earth .
Callisto uses Amazon Alexa and Webex by Cisco to test and demonstrate commercial technology for deep space voice , video and whiteboarding communications . Lockheed
Callisto is named after a companion of the Greek goddess Artemis . The payload features a custom hardware and software integration developed by engineers from Lockheed Martin , Amazon and Cisco , and includes technology that allows Alexa to work without an Internet connection , and Webex to run on a tablet using NASA ’ s Deep Space Network .
Telesat and ENCQOR 5G to accelerate nextgeneration 5G networks across Canada
Telesat , one of the world ’ s largest and most innovative satellite operators , and Canada ’ s ENCQOR 5G have announced a new strategic partnership .
Through a shared promise from public and private sector industry leaders to advance 5G technology by investing in an ultra-highspeed communications infrastructure , connectivity will be extended to the entire country , including both rural and urban areas .
In co-operation with the ENCQOR 5G program , Telesat will conduct demonstrations , trials and pilots that will advance 5G connectivity , particularly to industries operating in rural areas .
This includes the utilization of the ENCQOR testbed , satellite assets , as well as national and international 5G infrastructures .
The partnership will also allow both Telesat and ENCQOR 5G to collaborate with other industries , academia and organizations across Canada and around the world .
ENCQOR 5G is a transformational Canada-Québec-Ontario program that includes anchor partners and digital technology leaders Ericsson , Ciena Canada , Thales Canada , IBM Canada and
CGI along with provincial co-ordinators that include Prompt , ADRIQ and the Ontario Centre of Innovation ( OCI ).
Stephen Hampton , Manager of Public Policy at Telesat , said : “ We firmly believe our combined efforts will not only benefit the Canadian ICT and digital technologies industries . The development of these services will also minimize the current connectivity divide for industrial verticals .”
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