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 ...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
... of rubbish and waste that will be produced. NASA’s Orbital Syngas/Commodity Augmentation Reactor (OSCAR) is one project offering ...Meierand Jamie Toro assemble the flight hardware for the Orbital Syngas/Commodity Augmentation Reactor (OSCAR) in the ...
05 April 2017
The final journey for EUMETSAT’s oldest operational meteorological satellite
...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...
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: "...
14 October 2019
First dedicated commercial smallsat mission to Mars unveiled
...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 ...
30 October 2019
Questions surround US top-secret spaceplane mission
...that extends from its payload bay doors once the craft is in orbit. But what exactly has it been doing up in space for...be fitted with robotic arms to capture other satellites that are in orbit,” Zhongping said. The US Air Force have yet to reveal any ...
