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...
May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
... a piece of debris passed by. At around the same time, an operational American commercial satellite (Iridium 33) and an inactive Russian communications satellite (Kosmos 2251) collided approximately 790 km above the Earth, resulting in their total...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
.... Currently we build a lot of space technology for science - from the International Space Station (ISS) through to communication satellites - but we still build it in a cottage industry type way. What we now need are factories building modular...
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...
October 2024
Space exploration remains a crucial endeavour for humanity
...with various analyses suggesting significant growth as technologies and the market mature. The O3b mPOWER communications satellite system, owned and operated by SES provides global broadband connectivity for a range of applications including cellular...
12 March 2018
Satellite-servicing space drones set for launch in 2020
... Effective Space’s SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into orbit in 2020. Built specifically to prolong the working life of communication satellites already in orbit, the SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft is a small (1m x 1m x 1.25m), 400-kilogram spacecraft that locks...
