December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
... activity in Scotland, where the University of Strathclyde and AAC Clyde Space are experts in space electronics and nanosat systems, while the University of Edinburgh and its Higgs Centre have a focus on Earth observation data and...
March 2022
Smoothing the journey to space with the satellite-as-a-service model
... ready-to-use software packages to run and operate. The following sections detail the variety of possible applications. Nanosat launches and future forecasts. Science and education SaaS offers an opportunity for small companies and individual...
16 September 2015
From CubeSats to drones – playing catch-up with technology in air and space
... calls” as far as “rogue” drones and air safety goes. The drones problem mirrors the issue of CubeSats, nanosats, and other revolutionary satellites – as the technology gets smaller, more mobile, and easier and cheaper to launch...
03 April 2019
LinkSpace successfully launches reusable rocket prototype
... company is also working on NewLine-1, a two-stage rocket with a reusable first stage designed to launch microsats and nanosats. Fuelled by liquid oxygen and kerosene in its first stage, this 20 metre rocket’s maiden launch is scheduled for...
19 July 2018
The Long Space Age
... exploration and development was a public sector endeavour and only recently has the private sector – think nanosat constellations, asteroid mining and Elon Musk! – offered an alternative model. In contrast, according to its blurb, this economics...
06 July 2020
Rocket Lab's 13th mission fails to reach orbit
... programme after the disappointment of losing their maiden satellite Faraday-1 during the launch on 4 July, 2020. The nanosat was launched on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket yesterday evening (4th July) from New Zealand, but the...
