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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
