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...
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...
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...
