February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
...sustainable space development. SpaceTug, Airbus’ autonomous satellite servicing vehicle, will rely on advanced robotics, electric propulsion, vision-based navigation and rendezvous and proximity technology to complete maintenance, logistics and space...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... communication from Kongsberg Seatex and Space Norway, a precise navigation system from Fugro Norway, a miniaturised electric propulsion system from ThrustMe in France, and a miniature laser reflector for precise tracking from SCF Lab in Italy...
October 2026
Singapore – a small nation with big space ambitions
... enable encrypted communications, which is still a relatively niche capability globally. Meanwhile, Aliena is developing electric propulsion systems for small satellites and Zero Error Systems is focusing on radiation-resistant electronics for space...
11 February 2016
$19 Billion NASA Budget Proposed by White House
... from 2016. These funds would be used for a number of programs, including satellite servicing and development of solar electric propulsion. The aeronautics division funding has also increased, by $150 million from 2016 – amounting to $790 million...
07 June 2016
A green light for the LISA Pathfinder mission
... continued McNamara. The process of detecting extremely small movements using sophisticated technologies in gravitational sensors, electric propulsion, and laser ranging is known as ‘precision metrology’ and is crucial for advancing projects of this...
04 November 2016
China launches new heavy-lift rocket
... vague, but supposedly the rocket carried an experimental Shijian-17 satellite, which will be used for testing electric-propulsion technology. The Long March 5 is made up of two stages and is 57 meters tall. It is capable of lofting 25 metric tons...
