September 2025
Iran’s ascent - a space power in the shadow of sanctions
... its 11th annual summit. Iran has also participated in APSCO’s practical programmes for data-sharing, optical satellite observation and small satellite design, hosting several APSCO events and giving it access to its other member countries: Pakistan...
December 2014
Skolkovo and a new breed of Russian space startups
... cooperation in favour of independent execution of work. Proof that this new model can deliver is in the four working small satellites that were created using the newest approaches to space vehicle design and engineering. Most of these new...
March 2015
Supplanting the state: rewards and risks
... in the development of viable, private space travel and cheaper options for launching small satellites. On the ground, terrestrial innovation in satellite communications took a step forward when Thuraya Telecommunications, the Dubai-based mobile...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... for space mining ventures and Planetary Resources, together with 3D Systems, is currently developing a prototype small satellite. This Arkyd satellite bus configuration uses its efficient torus shape to hold the propellant and also provide the...
August 2016
High-resolution Earth observation data is changing the character of war
... urban planning. Now, with companies like Urthecast and BlackSky operating and launching hundreds of small satellites, high-resolution satellite images can be purchased for as little as US$100 an image (compared to the thousands of dollars per image...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
...Clarke’ orbital plane, broadcasting a never-ending stream of data, broadcast, radio and TV. New constellations of hundreds of small satellites in low Earth orbit are being proposed as well. Our digital world is connected by these orbital broadcasting...
