22 July 2022
Astraius plans horizontal rocket launch from Scotland in 2024
...with a payload capability of 800 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO), will ignite within seconds of being released via a parachute ...to offer an industry-leading capability for small satellite launches to LEO. “We will not be confined to a spaceport or by the...
20 December 2022
Outpost to develop ISS cargo ferry under NASA contract
... Cargo Ferry for servicing spacecraft in low Earth orbit (LEO). The Phase 1 SBIR Ignite Contract with NASA is for... one of the few remaining items left unsolved for commercial LEO destinations (CLDs) business models to close. Companies and institutions...
20 June 2023
Orbex teams with Arianespace
...’s Prime rocket, a 19 metre long, two-stage rocket designed to transport small satellites weighing up to 180 kg into LEO, is powered by a renewable fuel, bio-propane, which allows the rocket to reduce carbon emissions significantly compared to other...
29 September 2020
NanoAvionics launches second satellite for Lacuna Space’s growing IoT satellite constellation
... communications with the nanosatellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) were established shortly after the launch. For this...things service via a nanosatellite constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) and autonomous sensors everywhere on Earth. Using LoRa (long...
February 2017
UN strategy lifts capacity for non-spacefaring countries
.... Dream Chaser is a safe, affordable, flexible and reliable system capable of crewed and un-crewed transportation services to LEO destinations. SNC is currently working with airport and spaceport authorities in pursuit of the necessary licenses for...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
... up - space. But space exploration is limited by very high cost and extreme risk. Experience in low Earth orbit (LEO) and on a handful of manned flights to the Moon have taught us that future long-duration missions will face...
