...on the go. On the catwalk for ESA’s Couture in Orbit project. Each item has a different function determined by various...sector too, as the NewSpace economy takes hold. While fashion in orbit may be perceived as an extreme example, it is reassuring to ...
... paramount importance for any future mission. However searching for derelict spacecraft and space debris in a lunar orbit, at least with optical telescopes, is challenging due to its bright glare. Now, a new technological application is set to change...
...will undergo a series of “burn manoeuvres" every half an orbit, to increase its altitude in stages as it is pushed out...It is estimated that the number of satellites in the graveyard orbit is possibly already in the hundreds and this will only increase...
... of the satellite showed that the electric thrusters smoothly and efficiently propelled the satellite to the targeted orbit, while consuming almost six times less propellant than a similar satellite using chemical propulsion. “Electric propulsion...
... view of the cosmos, while helping to keep radiation impact to a minimum. To boldly go where no observatory has gone before (in orbit), TESS will be hitching a lift on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and so far, the run up to the launch has been...
...seen the incredible utility of small satellites here in Earth Orbit, and we’re thrilled to start providing dedicated launches to deep... Światowid spacecraft, Poland’s first commercial nanosatellite, into orbit last year. These, of course will not be ...