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 ...
28 June 2021
Loft offers unique satellite ‘rideshare’ opportunities
...mark its first launch tomorrow (29 June). San Francisco-based Loft Orbital describes its YAM-2 and YAM-3 satellites - short for Yet ...and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency, plus Loft Orbital’s own instruments with which it will serve multiple ...
June 2015
Ultimate sunbather: NASA and ESA collaborate on Solar Orbiter
... to its very limits. It uses over 80 suppliers of major spacecraft parts from over 20 countries. The crucial Solar Orbiter structural test model is currently undergoing testing at a facility in Germany to ensure that all mechanical and thermal design...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
...safe all forms of stored energy — both propulsive and electrical — in order to avoid possible explosions or break-ups in orbit after the end-of-mission. This passivation procedure is relatively complicated, and can result in substantial cost in terms...
May 2019
Active debris removal faces legal minefield
... have acquiesced to it”. Therefore, the same principle of prior knowledge could apply to tacit consent in the context of these in-orbit operations. ESA is planning the world’s first ever active debris removal mission, eDeorbit. Its goal is to capture...
