23 December 2019
New launch target for SpaceX abort test
...in-flight abort test follows a battery of Crew Dragon tests in 2019, some good and some bad. Receiving plenty of fanfare, SpaceX...Center in Florida. Meanwhile, Starliner took off 20 December, 2019 on its first uncrewed flight to the ISS, which although...
21 November 2019
Orbex opens doors to Europe’s most modern rocket factory
... location in the UK. Prime is expected to be the first rocket to take off from the proposed spaceport in Sutherland. On August 1, 2019, Orbex’s partner, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) confirmed that it had signed a 75-year lease option with...
05 February 2020
Australia's first space incubator seeks global applicants for 2020 program
...globally recognised space sector in South Australia, and in 2019 had companies from Canada, India and Australia take part... while developing industry connections. "During our time in the 2019 program, we completed a successful test launch of a one...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
... host the Copernicus Sentinel 4 air quality observatory. The first MTG satellites are planned to be launched around 2019/20. The EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS) is Europe’s first polar-orbiting operational meteorological satellite system, and it is the...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
..., located in Seattle, plans to put into orbit 60 imaging satellites allowing a performance of around 1 metre ground resolution by 2019. Six satellites are under preparation and the first ‘Pathfinder’ was launched in September 2016. UrtheCast, based...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... 672 spacecraft, is planned for in-orbit deployment by 2019. This new situation changes the spacecraft launch strategy. Until...kg will comprise most of the demand for launch during 2019-2020. Based on the announced small satellite upcoming launch ...
