February 2020
Aeroshells – from LEO to Mars
... aeroshells may have an important role to play. In summary, aeroshells are a simple, low cost and space-tested technology with the potential to enable new forms of space transportation. In doing so, aeroshells are well positioned to make a valuable...
August 2020
Interstellar aspirations
... in microelectronics to construct a gram-class spacecraft, dubbed ‘nanocraft’. The second breakthrough is the rapidly decreasing cost of laser technology and increased laser power. Laser costs and capability have been on a ‘Moore’s Law’ curve for the...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
... Though many people outside the industry may not realise it, the UK is in the premier league of world space technology, from instrumentation, data science and satellite operations to satellite manufacture. Government decisions over the past two...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... laser communication payload developed by the Dutch research institute (TNO) and the Delft based company Hyperion Technologies, a next generation miniaturised AIS receiver with a CubeSat form factor from Kongsberg Seatex, an improved VDES system...
October 2024
EO data - the fuel that makes climate action possible
... atmosphere, we can slow global warming, accelerate our path to net-zero and harness crucial financial and technological opportunities across industries. It’s that simple: data is the fuel that makes climate action possible. Detecting methane...
October 2025
Pioneering affordable and flexible access to near space
... the space value chain. B2Space’s initial focus was the development of a small satellite launcher using balloon technology. This work laid the technical foundations in high-altitude balloon systems, atmospheric modelling and payload integration...
