11 August 2017
Satellite launch demand to grow tenfold in next 20 years
... launched to mid altitudes will push satellite operators to higher orbits. The only thing slowing down progress at the moment ...initial deployment cost against the life of the satellite in orbit. Stuart McIntyre, chief executive officer, OAL said: "...
26 September 2017
First Asian company partners with Blue Origin
...future launch of a geostationary satellite aboard the New Glenn orbital rocket. The launch is set to happen early in the next decade... term plan, the company will launch its own geostationary orbit satellite in 2021. It also has ambitions to become ...
13 March 2018
mu Space confirms satellite mission aboard New Glenn
...launch a geostationary satellite aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn orbital rocket. The launch window starts in late 2020....first satellite. They will be our first GTO (geostationary transfer orbit) satellite aboard New Glenn,” says Bob Smith, Blue Origin...
December 2017
Dressing up for space
...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 ...
10 March 2017
New interplanetary radar technique spots "lost" lunar spacecraft
... 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...
18 October 2017
Europe’s first all-electric telecom satellite breaks record
... 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...
