22 July 2022
Astraius plans horizontal rocket launch from Scotland in 2024
... reach and flexibility of the C-17 military transporter aircraft would allow Astraius to offer an industry-leading capability for small satellite launches to LEO. “We will not be confined to a spaceport or by the weather in the same way that vertical...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
... on the market will cause a quantum leap in new services, especially user-oriented ones. Mining space Speaking of small satellite use in the long run, companies such as Planetary Resources should be mentioned. It has already attracted a significant...
October 2020
Open Source Space
...the-shelf (COTS) components. The prospect of affordability and access to the slow but gradual development of these small satellite missions allowed international teams with limited budgets to consider owning and controlling their own spacecraft. This...
September 2023
Satellite manufacturing - building to size, speed and security
...bricks-and-mortar, hi-tech space company, and one of the few remaining independent manufacturers of small satellites. When other small satellite suppliers like Millennium Space Systems and Blue Canyon Technologies were acquired by Boeing and Raytheon...
October 2023
Slovenia’s footprint in space
..., as we have been recognised as a trustworthy supplier in the domain of small-scale satellites.” explains Gacnik. SkyLabs AOCS (Attitude and Orbit Control System) avionics stack for small satellites is based on a NANOhpm-obc and picoRTU system, which...
October 2015
Russian business: a long road to the stars for private space initiative
... Russian space sector continues to be largely state-dominated but that could change in the near future. From small satellites to a lunar base, the Russian business sector has big plans, and could save governments a lot of money...
