Satellites
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18 October 2021 Comment
UK national space strategy reliant on private sector for many of its goals
The majority of goals outlined in the UK national space strategy document rely on private sector growth.
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13 August 2021 Comment
3D printing paves path to orbit with game-changing space applications
A number of aerospace companies have 3D printed satellites, rockets, spacecraft and other components.
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23 July 2021 Comment
Billionaire joyrides offer glimpses of the future space economy
The recent Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin suborbital flights reveal space economy opportunities.
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10 May 2021 Comment
Space Systems: Timeline
It is likely that space will increasingly become a theatre in which peer adversary contests are fought. However, commercialisation of space is also an important driver of technology.
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28 April 2021
SpaceX secures FCC’s approval to modify Starlink network in lower orbit
SpaceX has secured approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate 2,814 Starlink satellites in lower orbits than originally planned.
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22 April 2021 News
Airbus’ OneSat satellite achieves final design review
Airbus’ fully reconfigurable OneSat satellite product line has achieved a final design review with customers and space agencies.
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20 April 2021 Comment
Deep Space, the final frontier
60 years ago, Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin made history, becoming the first man in space.
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16 April 2021 projects
Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation (ICE) Satellite 2
The Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite 2 (ICESat-2) was developed by the Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to gather altimetry data of the Earth’s surface to evaluate polar...
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16 April 2021 News
Carbon Mapper and partners plan satellite constellation to track methane
Non-profit organisation Carbon Mapper and its partners have revealed plans to launch a hyperspectral satellite constellation to track sources of methane emissions.
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15 April 2021 Comment
Phantom Space Corporation will make space transportation more affordable
Space delivery start-up looks to disrupt the payload delivery market with its cost-effective launch vehicles.