July 2018
The rise of interplanetary CubeSats
... the 6U (12 × 24 × 36 cm) the size of a brief-case. To date more than 800 nanosatellites have been launched into low Earth orbit (LEO), with a majority of launches after 2010 by new and emerging players including commercial startups, universities and...
August 2018
America’s ‘dream machine’
... in Dream Chaser, a reusable, multi-mission space utility vehicle capable of transporting payloads and people to and from low-Earth orbit and the ISS. Currently SNC is building a cargo version of the Dream Chaser. It will be the only commercial...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
...NCRP) issued a report: ‘Information Needed to Make Radiation Protection Recommendations for Space Missions Beyond Low-Earth Orbit’. Recommendations in this report included improvement of the characterisation of the space radiation environment for GCR...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... mega-constellations.. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates there are around 3,200 objects in LEO (low Earth orbit). At the same time a number of companies have announced their intention to deploy large constellations of up to 2,000 satellites...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... spaceport project. UK government-funded research suggests that more than 30 small satellite operators plan to launch low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations before 2030, amounting to more than 7000 potential satellites. LEO satellites are designed with...
02 April 2021
SNC unveils plan to build its own commercial space station
..., last year Axiom Space became the first commercial company to announce it would be constructing its own station in low Earth Orbit that will serve as a home to microgravity experiments, critical space-environment materials testing, and private and...
