May 2024
DNA across the universe - the new Noah’s Ark?
... cargo flew on the smaller CZ-11 rocket from Jiuquan on 21 December 2018 with the primary payload, the Hongyun 1 communications satellite, reaching an orbit of 1063 to 1075 km high. It took off into the early dawn sky, its trail creating...
10 August 2016
Dellingr CubeSat Begins Environmental Testing
... and space science; and developing precursor science instruments like cutting-edge laser communications, satellite-to-satellite communications and autonomous movement capabilities. CubeSats are considered “nanosatellites”, and are measured in Units...
02 September 2016
Falcon 9 rocket and Amos-6 satellite explode during testing
... unknown. No one was injured during the explosion, but both the Falcon 9 rocket and the Amos-6 communication satellite were destroyed. “SpaceX can confirm that in preparation for today’s static fire, there was an anomaly on the...
02 December 2019
Chang'e 4 relay satellite now a radio telescope
... as a radio telescope for a novel Dutch/Chinese collaboration. Meaning "magpie bridge" in Chinese, Queqiao, the once communications relay satellite stationed on the far side of the Moon is now the Netherlands-China Low Frequency Explorer (NCLE...
02 February 2018
Joe Pelton honoured for contribution to space safety
... Dean of the International Space University (ISU) in Strasburg, France. He has worked at NASA, the Communications Satellite Corporation, served as Director of Strategy Planning for Intelsat, and headed the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program...
February 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
... an active Danger Area (D201) operated and managed by Defence and Space Company QinetiQ. From fully functioning communications satellites to smal cubeSats, business will be able to launch their equipment more frequently in future Nearby MoD Aberporth...
