30 May 2023
Virgin Orbit cuts its losses and ceases operations
... operational launches, which all lifted off from California, were all successful and had deployed a total of 33 small satellites. But what turned out to be the company's final mission still notched up a number of space firsts, including the...
03 August 2018
Space activity at Farnborough FIA 2018
... rocket and the Orbex start-up company will develop the small bio propane fuelled “Prime” launcher, built by Moog in the UK, for 150 kg sized small satellites . Meanwhile, elsewhere in the country, the UK government is also providing £2.5 million...
January 2017
Israeli students inspired by nano-satellite projects
... graduated before Duchifat’s conception turned into reality. The launch of a Dnepr launcher , used today to launch small satellites like Duchifat 1. After Duchifal-1 was launched, the team successfully enrolled Duchifat-2 (also known internationally...
February 2018
CubeSats changing the landscape for ‘app’ developers
... which are considerably cheaper to build and launch than conventional satellites. Creating a new and still expanding market for small satellites. ESA is involved in multiple projects related to cubesats. One of these is OPS-SAT, a cubesat mission...
November 2018
Pole star rising
... for the implementation of the government strategy. Among the most ambitious, are SatRevolution, which intends to build a small satellite factory, and Creotech Instruments which is at the advanced stage of completing a clean-room facility. Once the...
May 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
...our understanding of any world we intend to visit is to return small samples to Earth. Having access to samples will allow scientists in...about small sample return from small lunar landers. One is the growth and maturation of the small satellite market...
