... into some IOS missions. NASA’s OSAM-1 mission, for instance, is designed to demonstrate the refuelling of an unprepared US satellite in LEO, but with a budget of well over $220 million it does not represent a commercially viable solution for future...
... hundreds, maybe even thousands, of micro and nanosatellites to LEO will increase the density of active space objects that will ...Earth observation programme which operates several Sentinel satellites in LEO. If Europe can get its act together on space...
...be capable of delivering more than 130 metric tons to LEO. Heritage development SLS offers game-changing opportunities for spacecraft ...will increase that performance to more than 130 metric tons to LEO, and at least 45 metric tons to TLI. The Interim...
.... Government-funded research has suggested more than 30 small satellite operators plan to launch low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations before 2030, amounting to more than 7000 potential satellites However, the UK’s location with respect to its...
... these missions affordable and sustainable. Unlike life in low Earth orbit (LEO) where resources can be brought form the ground, for humans to thrive beyond LEO resources have to be found, extracted, processed, managed and used directly...
... Space Agency’s planned e.Deorbit programme was pursuing this approach. However, debris objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) occupy a variety of orbits, forcing removal systems to be single use: too much propellant is needed to transition between orbits...