February 2018
CubeSats changing the landscape for ‘app’ developers
... trying new operational concepts in space. It has an experimental platform composed of a system-on-chip device with 1 GB of RAM, an ARM 925 MHz processor and a lightweight version of Linux. This allows many software experiments to be tested in space...
March 2018
Shifting lines and new horizons in Earth observation markets
... and Africa markets are also expected to have strong growth profiles. New regulations, e.g. evolution of International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) rules, will boost VHR markets. The free and open data policy applied in the...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... market. However, their use is currently limited by political and export restrictions, such as the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). By comparison, the price of non-Chinese small launchers is much higher; all of them, except...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
..., packed with more than 5,100 pounds of cargo and research equipment, is captured using the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the ISS. Deliveries like this would be impossible during a mission to Mars or extended stays on the Martian surface...
August 2018
Earth observation game-changer
... also mean smaller physical sizes. These days we don’t need to lug around a phone that takes two arms to lift, and the same technology enabling the mobile phone transformation can be applied to satellite technology. Risk...
August 2018
Measuring the pulse of Mars
... on the planet, InSight will spend up to six weeks unloading its payload onto the surface with a robotic arm, before tethering itself to the ground with the HP3 self-hammering mole. InSight will have direct...
