18 September 2019
Researchers calculate feasibility of sending a probe to C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
... Launch System (SLS), up-scaled Parker probe heatshield technology, and solid propulsion engines, can be used to send a CubeSat-class spacecraft with a mass of 3 kilograms on a path to check out the interstellar tourist. The anticipated launch date...
06 February 2020
Scottish space firm flies to Silicon Valley with Heathrow support
... use of innovative software and key partner relationships that provide a one-stop-shop for the launch of CubeSats and other small payloads into orbit. For more information visit http://www.responsiveaccess.com
01 May 2017
Canada boosts its space sector with $80.9 million investment
At a recent budget meeting, the Canadian government announced its plan to provide $80.9 million over the next five years to boost its space sector. The investment will be used to develop emerging technologies, such as a radar instrument that will be...
17 August 2018
First international guidelines for small satellites published
The small satellites industry is one of the fastest growing fields space exploration, seeing a 205% increase in the last year alone, according to a recent report by SpaceWorks. As is the case in any field, certain industry requirements are in ...
08 February 2019
Mars MarCO CubeSats go quiet
... years. "There's big potential in these small packages," said John Baker, the MarCO program manager at JPL. "CubeSats - part of a larger group of spacecraft called SmallSats - are a new platform for space exploration that is affordable to more...
12 August 2019
Communicating water-powered CubeSats tested in space by NASA
...just helped to demonstrate the first coordinated manoeuvre between two CubeSats in low-Earth orbit. "Demonstrations such as this ... didn’t stop there though, as after proving that the CubeSats could talk cooperatively to one another, the one being told...
