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...
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...
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...
17 October 2016
ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbitor positions itself ready for its planned orbit insertion on Wednesday
... however, it was the turn of the TGO to complete an orbit raising manoeuvre, as without the manoeuvre, the spacecraft would, like ...Schiaparelli, crash headlong into Mars. The Trace Gas Orbiter will monitor the UHF transmission from Schiaparelli as ...
19 October 2016
Success for TGO orbit insertion and its looking good for Schiaparelli too
...’s ExoMars 2016 mission as the eagerly awaited signal confirming that the TGO had successfully entered Mars’s orbit was received by mission control. News on Schiaparelli is also looking good, however it will be a couple of hours before complete...
