August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
... in space using large hexagonal elements that are 4m across from one flat side to another Benefits of on-orbit assembly At a conceptual level, on-orbit assembly offers a number of advantages that may enable and enhance various types of space missions...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... Japan is studying this technology intensively due to its resource challenges. The most highly developed designs have orbital system dimensions of one kilometre or more. Robotic construction systems would be essential for their assembly. Even further...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... IOS certainly presents risks that do not generally appear on a daily basis. Therefore, the risks related to conventional in-orbit satellite operation and the risks related to IOS should be recognised separately. This is important also in the context...
30 June 2016
Orbital ATK and NASA Successfully Complete Second Qualification Test
... from a data link software issue on the hard drive. The affected part had to be replaced prior to testing. Orbital ATK's vice president and general manager of propulsion systems Charlie Precourt said that the sequencer, ”responsible...
08 May 2017
"Secret" space plane lands after 2 years in orbit
...United Launch Alliance. Since then it has spent 718 days in orbit, breaking the endurance record set by a previous X-37B flight ...solar-powered X-37B, however according to the U.S militaries X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) Fact Sheet, the OTV “is an ...
27 April 2018
First images from ExoMars in its new orbit
... weeks ago. From its lofty position 400 kilometres (km) about the planet’s surface, the orbiter took this spectacular image of a 40 km-long segment of the Korolev Crater topped with ice, as it tested out its ...
