... initiated the request for proposals leading to these selections as the first step in achieving a variety of science and technology objectives that could be met by regularly sending instruments, experiments and other small payloads to the Moon. “This...
... to correct that. Britain is now at the forefront of a burgeoning space race, with companies like Black Arrow Space Technologies spearheading the way. The Company is developing a rocket system, fuelled by Liquid Oxygen and Liquified Natural Gas...
... scale manufacturing in space is prohibitively expensive. Such reasoning can only hold up for so long. As with all areas of technology, developments over time mean that products become cheaper and more readily available. This has already...
...offshoot company from Carnegie Mellon University, Astrobotic Technology is a lunar logistics company that delivers ...which has transformed the economics of Low Earth Orbit satellite technology and allowed even school and university groups to take ...
... its inaugural End-of-Life Service, which will simulate capture of orbital debris and is designed to validate key technologies for end-of-life spacecraft retrieval and disposal services. This mission known as ELSA-d, comprises of a “Chaser” satellite...
... able to provide both video and still images. Designated CARBONITE-2 by the manufacturers of the satellite, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), the prototype satellite was launched on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle operated by the Indian...