12 March 2018
Satellite-servicing space drones set for launch in 2020
... the two working together to launch Effective Space’s SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into orbit in 2020. Built specifically to prolong...space manufacturing logistics. “Launching our first two SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into a geostationary orbit is part of our...
27 April 2018
Another milestone for the SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft
...the-art propulsion technologies and the Arclight’s customisable in orbit service modes will assist the SPACE DRONE™ in completing its various mission phases. Speaking of the announcement, Stefan Hässler, Head of Orbital Propulsion at ArianeGroup said...
June 2015
Drone regulation in the European Union amid a thriving market
...-aircraft-house-of-lords 9: http://diydrones.com/profiles/blog/show?id=705844:BlogPost:17789 10: BBC, Game of drones: As prices plummet drones are taking off, by Padraig Belton, Technology reporter, 16 January 2015 11: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash...
April 2017
Sky-fi dawn of the space internet era
... to be upgraded or fixed if needed. How Google’s Project Loon will work. The first test flight of Facebook’s unmanned drone named Aquila was completed on 28 June 2016. However, an unspecified ‘structural failure’ occurred at the end of the 96 minute...
15 September 2015
From CubeSats to drones – playing catch-up with technology in air and space
... new challenges to U.S. officials everywhere from the FAA to the RTCA. One such technology is commercial/privately owned drones. At the “Reinventing the National Aerospace Structure” panel, conference attendees were repeatedly told that “there have...
16 June 2016
SpaceX Successfully Launches All-Electric Satellites; Loses First Stage in Landing Attempt
... landing of the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean was not successful. According to Elon... stage from slowing down enough before landing on the unmanned drone ship, a modified barge named “Of Course I Still Love...
