Skytek finalises €1m space deal

Irish technology company Skytek has completed a €1 million deal to develop a unique operational software system for use on the International Space Station (ISS).

Skytek's International Procedural Viewer (iPV) was part of the payload on board the Space Shuttle Discovery's Return to Flight mission last week.

Designed to increase safety and efficiency, it will provide astronauts on the ISS with an information-rich browser, guiding them through over 3,000 key everyday and emergency ...