November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
... than 50 research and development projects from universities and private companies in different research areas, ranging from small satellite development to the use of space imagery for the detection of tropical diseases. The fund has proven...
January 2020
Satellite-based IoT - the race is on
... survive, and the race to success is on Some of the recent technological advances and reasons for the success of small satellites are also contributing to the issue of radio interference. Smaller antennas for example have big upsides, including...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
... the implementation of this concept, the technical capabilities needed to build and launch small inspector satellites continue to advance. Extremely capable small satellite missions with video imaging systems now exist and, perhaps more importantly...
July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
... Volans, which is slated for its first launch in Q3 of 2023. The concept of a multi-purpose propulsion system for small satellites using nitrous oxide as the main propellant has also been suggested. This multi-purpose propulsion system...
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
...to meet. For example, monitoring the build-up of pollution in a housing area near a congested road would need fleets of small satellites hosting dedicated instruments. The space business has been changing for a number of years. Manufacturing has been...
October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
... Launch Complex in Alaska has hosted a series of launches from 2001 and with NewSpace companies wanting to launch small satellites, is likely to have a bright future. In 2019, China developed a version of the Long March CZ-11 rocket to launch from...
