March 2021
iPhone moment for the Earth observation industry
... the price of EO data, geopolitical needs or new technological advancement leading to the availability of a new type of data. Small satellite constellations are on the rise, which will produce more data, but it is plausible that the focus will ...
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...
12 August 2019
Communicating water-powered CubeSats tested in space by NASA
... successfully completed. Collecting data while whizzing round Earth is one thing, but a common challenge when developing small-satellite-borne Earth Observation (EO) missions is getting that data to the ground. Transmitting data via radio frequencies...
17 September 2018
IAI and Effective Space in technological and financial cooperation
...the SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft is a result of decades of experience in the field of small satellites. ‘Phase One’ services will see the spacecraft dock with existing satellites in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit that are reaching the end of their normal life...
19 September 2019
Annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition returns to London
... ground. The focus day will bring together leading commercial solution providers, those at the cutting edge of small satellite R&D (including Oxford Space Systems from the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus) and government end-users – to discuss...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... to the International Space Station (ISS). The failure destroyed 2,290 kg of cargo bound for the ISS, as well as 26 small satellites from commercial remote sensing company Planet Labs. While disappointment followed the accident, one theme resonated...
