March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
... further technological advances it can be expected that similar technologies could be adjusted for use on small spacecraft. Signal retransmission by spacecraft described in one of the earlier paragraphs also helps save the frequency resource. Despite...
October 2015
Russian business: a long road to the stars for private space initiative
...’t get enough financing, retired from the contest and rebranded as Sensepace, which worked on docking systems for small spacecraft. A Selenokhod spinoff, RoboCV, used a computer “seeing system”, originally designed for a lunar rover, to build robots...
17 September 2018
IAI and Effective Space in technological and financial cooperation
.... To this end, it has developed a unique and patented technology for rendezvous and docking to satellites in space through a small spacecraft called SPACE DRONE™. Effective Space is pioneering a new era in last-mile logistics in space that will see...
10 March 2017
New interplanetary radar technique spots "lost" lunar spacecraft
... to complete one orbit around the moon every two hours and 8 minutes and when the signature of a small spacecraft crossed the beam, the team knew they had found what they were looking for. "It turns...
12 August 2019
Communicating water-powered CubeSats tested in space by NASA
... that will allow for greater and more extended use of small spacecraft in and beyond Earth-orbit," said Roger Hunter, program manager of the Small Spacecraft Technology program. The 2.5 kilogram (5 pounds), 10x10x17 centimetre CubeSats are...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
... can fill the fairing of single large rocket, but most of the time disruptive constellations are based on small spacecraft platforms. For these platforms, operators have a choice between a rideshare opportunity or taking a ride on a dedicated nano...
