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Sir Richard Branson flies in space vehicle reached space, at an altitude of 86 km
before gliding smoothly to a runway landing at
Spaceport America.
irgin Galactic’s VSS Unity successfully reached space, completing the Company’s fourth rocket-
Vpowered spaceflight. Today’s flight was the 22nd test flight of VSS Unity and the first test flight Unity22 Livestream
with a full crew in the cabin, including the Company’s founder, Sir Richard Branson. The crew fulfilled This seminal moment for Virgin Galactic and Sir
a number of test objectives related to the cabin and customer experience, including evaluating the Richard Branson was witnessed by audiences
commercial customer cabin, the views of Earth from space, the conditions for conducting research and around the world. It gave a glimpse of the
the effectiveness of the five-day pre-flight training programme at Spaceport America. journey Virgin Galactic’s future astronauts can
Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic, said: “It was a landmark expect when the company launches commercial
achievement for the Company and a historic moment for the new commercial space industry. With service following the completion of its test flight
each successful mission we are paving the way for the next generation of astronauts. I want to thank programme . A recording of the livestream can be
our talented team, including our pilots and crew, whose dedication and commitment made today accessed on Virgin Galactic’s YouTube channel.
possible. They are helping open the door for greater access to space – so it can be for the many and Sir Richard Branson said: “I have dreamt
not just for the few.” about this moment since I was a child, but
VSS Unity achieved a speed of Mach 3 after being released from the mothership, VMS Eve. The nothing could have prepared me for the view
of Earth from space. We are at the vanguard
of a new space age. As Virgin’s founder, I was
honoured to test the incredible customer
experience as part of this remarkable crew of
mission specialists and now astronauts. I can’t
wait to share this experience with aspiring
astronauts around the world.”
Branson continued, “Our mission is to make
space more accessible to all. In that spirit, and
with today’s successful flight of VSS Unity, I’m
thrilled to announce a partnership with Omaze
and Space for Humanity to inspire the next
generation of dreamers. For so long, we have
looked back in wonder at the space pioneers
of yesterday. Now, I want the astronauts of
tomorrow to look forward and make their own
dreams come true.”

Anritsu and Samsung collaborate to deliver latest 5G technology

nritsu Corporation has successfully Together these enhancements will enable benefits across a broad range of 5G use cases.
Averified a number of key 3GPP Release 16 As part of a longstanding collaboration, Samsung and Anritsu have together been focusing on
features using its radio communication test integration and testing of multiple new Release 16 power saving features that can extend battery life,
station MT8000A in combination with Samsung such as a new wake-up signal (WUS), enhanced cross-slot scheduling, UE assistance information and
Electronics’ System LSI business latest 5G optimised UE radio capability signaling (RACS). In addition, Release 16 mobility enhancements such as
Exynos modem. conditional handover (CHO), overheating assistance information, MDT (minimisation of drive test) and
5G Release 16 greatly expands the reach SON (self-organising network) are now being integrated.
of 5G to realise new services, spectrum and These latest collaboration results build upon other recent successes in 5G NR Release 16 feature
deployments. It offers many enhancements testing, most notably FR1 + FR2 dual connectivity, demonstrating Anritsu’s commitment to the wider
to the fundamental aspects of the 5G system rollout of new 5G services in support of an expanding ecosystem by delivering market leading 5G test
that further improve capacity, coverage, power solutions for verifying compliance to the 3GPP mobile standard for 5G.
efficiency, mobility, latency, reliability and more.
Product outline
The radio communication test station MT8000A is an all-in-one platform supporting RF and protocol
testing, functional and application operation testing, beam characteristics testing and more. As well
as supporting both NSA and SA-mode base station simulation functions required for development
of 5G chipsets and terminals, it also covers FR1 frequency bands, including 600 MHz, 2.5 GHz, 3.5
GHz, 4.5 GHz, and 6-GHz unlicensed bands, as well as the FR2 24 GHz, 28 GHz, 39 GHz, and 43-GHz
mmWave bands, to support all the main bands used by 5G services. Additionally, MT8000A supports
the functions required for high-speed communications, such as 4x4 MIMO in FR1, 8CC and 256QAM
in FR2 as well as supporting the latest 3GPP Release 16 features. Furthermore, the MT8000A provides
a versatile and efficient test environment that is easily configured using a simple user interface and
software to test device performance.

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