October 2025
Pioneering affordable and flexible access to near space
... stratospheric testbed for the qualification of space technologies under conditions that simulate those in low Earth orbit (LEO) – such as UV exposure, low pressure and extreme temperatures. Payload testing covers cameras, thermal control systems and...
03 December 2021
NASA selects three companies to develop commercial space stations
... CEO at Nanoracks. “This opportunity opens far-reaching possibilities for critical research and commercial industrial activity in LEO. We are honoured to be selected as one of three awardees to work with NASA, and we cannot wait to bring our existing...
28 September 2022
Firms pioneer embryo conception mission for ‘space mice'
...’s new ‘Space-Embryo-Incubator’ flying in low Earth orbit (LEO), several mice will become the first animals in history to be...and female reproduction cells and, once deployed in LEO, the embryos are automatically impregnated and start developing ...
16 October 2019
Astroscale takes next step toward launch of world’s first commercial active debris removal mission
...Servicer. The impending increase in the number of satellites in LEO means that the threat of a potential collision or break-up... defunct satellites from orbit and maintaining the viability of LEO. “There has been growing global recognition of the need...
June 2015
Promoting growth at geostationary orbit with a one-stop-shop
... we started the GMP development was to develop our beyond-LEO capability. If you look at our last 30 years, ...exploit developments in all sectors. For example, we’ve done well in LEO by exploiting advances in mobile electronics, in other words we use...
March 2016
From Sanctuary to Battlefield
... in higher orbits likely to become similarly exposed soon. China’s 2007 destruction of one of its own weather satellites in LEO demonstrated its ability to hit satellites at that range. Its 2013 test of an ASAT weapon reportedly propelled a missile...
