March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
...-era booster. While not a direct collision, Pegaso’s impact with the booster’s debris field damaged the cubesat and interfered with its attitude controls so that it was able to successfully transmit data for only seven...
October 2015
Growing space businesses in the UK: from incubation centres to public funding
... since, the impressive accomplishments of the UK space industry have been more fully recognized. Tiny satellites called CubeSats are jettisoned from the International Space Station The continued commercial successes of the sector, even during...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
... Orbit What’s more, the industry is continuously evolving. Current trends such as the launch of mega constellations and CubeSats can change the entire industry in a matter of years, making any prediction uncertain and introduce new challenges...
January 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
... (D201) operated and managed by Defence and Space Company QinetiQ. From fully functioning communications satellites to smal cubeSats, business will be able to launch their equipment more frequently in future Nearby MoD Aberporth offers unique radar...
February 2016
Searching for water in the Solar System
...perform detailed characterisation as well as a sample return. The third mission, the Near Earth Asteroid Scout CubeSat is currently in development as part of NASA’s human exploration programme. It would reach a 10 m asteroid in the 2022 timeframe for...
September 2016
Life in the extremes: confessions of an astrobiologist
... of astrobiology research: searching for terrestrial or alien life in the stratosphere, possibly even in space using CubeSats. Ultimately, I hope to be able to answer some of the intriguing questions that introduced me into astrobiology as a teenager...
