30 October 2019
Questions surround US top-secret spaceplane mission
... to the idea that the spaceplane has been deploying small satellites during its latest mission. This has made some heads...Others have warned that “if the X-37B can be loaded with small satellites, it can also be loaded with weapons,” says Hong Kong...
10 January 2023
Virgin Orbit fails to deliver on first launch from UK
... The two-stage, expendable launch vehicle is designed to place small satellites of up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) into a wide ...low-cost route to orbit as the demand for sending small satellites into low Earth orbit grows exponentially. Chris Larmour, CEO...
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...
