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A Flock of CubeSats Will Use Wings to Maneuver at the Edge of Space

CubeSats are taking on more and more responsibility for remote monitoring of the Earth. As they become more ubiquitous, they will also gain more varied propulsion systems. Or, in the case of a new set of monitoring CubeSats from INTA, Spain’s Institue of Aerospace Technology, no ...

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A Flock of CubeSats Will Use Wings to Maneuver at the Edge of Space

A Flock of CubeSats Will Use Wings to Maneuver at the Edge of Space

CubeSats are taking on more and more responsibility for remote monitoring of the Earth. As they become more ubiquitous, they will also gain more varied propulsion systems. Or, in the case ...

Vega's fuel-free CubeSats will use wings to keep in formation

Vega's fuel-free CubeSats will use wings to keep in formation

Spain's trio of ANSER CubeSats, due to fly on Europe's next Vega launcher, will fly like a flock of birds in orbit—in more ways than one. Keeping in formation by following their leader, the ...

Vega's fuel-free CubeSats to keep formation with wings

Vega's fuel-free CubeSats to keep formation with wings

Spain’s trio of ANSER CubeSats, due to fly on Europe’s next Vega launcher, will fly like a flock of birds in orbit – in more ways than one. Keeping in formation by following their leader, ...

Let the Robot Take the Wheel. Autonomous Navigation in Space

Let the Robot Take the Wheel. Autonomous Navigation in Space

Tracking spacecraft as they traverse deep space isn’t easy. So far, it’s been done manually, with operators of NASA’s Deep Space Network, one of the most capable communication arrays for ...

CubeSat thrusters: an overview of in-space propulsion products for small satellites

CubeSat thrusters: an overview of in-space propulsion products for small satellites

There is growing demand for in-space propulsion systems that enable small satellites to achieve attitude and orbit control, orbital transfers, and end-of-life deorbiting.

Deep space smallsats face big challenges

Deep space smallsats face big challenges

Deep space smallsats face big challenges More than half the cubesats that launched on Artemis 1 in November have suffered problems, underlining the myriad challenges facing small satellites ...

Student-led 'beach ball' space antenna aims to boost cubesat communications

Student-led 'beach ball' space antenna aims to boost cubesat communications

The University of Arizona's 'CatSat' will launch atop a Firefly Alpha rocket on a to-be-determined date.

Rocket Lab Announces Neutron Development Update to be Provided on December 2, 2021

Rocket Lab Announces Neutron Development Update to be Provided on December 2, 2021

Building on Rocket Lab’s proven experience developing the Electron launch vehicle, the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually since 2019, the advanced Neutron launch vehicle ...

This satellite has high hopes—the transformation of Finland’s space industry

This satellite has high hopes—the transformation of Finland’s space industry

Weighing just nine pounds, the Foresail-1 satellite will seek new details about radiation in the Earth's atmosphere.

Capella’s Earth-imaging satellites are deorbiting faster than expected

Capella’s Earth-imaging satellites are deorbiting faster than expected

Capella Space’s SAR satellites are falling back to Earth much sooner than than the three years they were anticipated to operate.

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The SmallSat Idea-to-Space Launch Contest Presented by Entrepreneur Peter Wokwicz and Orbital Transports, After Receiving an Overwhelming Number of En

The SmallSat Idea-to-Space Launch Contest Presented by Entrepreneur Peter Wokwicz and Orbital Transports, After Receiving an Overwhelming Number of En

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Hiber Four Satellite in Space With Green CubeSat Propulsion Launched on SpaceX Rocket

Hiber Four Satellite in Space With Green CubeSat Propulsion Launched on SpaceX Rocket

DELFT, The Netherlands, 25 January 2021 (Dawn Aerospace PR) — IoT solutions provider Hiber has successfully launched their 3U CubeSat, Hiber Four, onboard SpaceX’s dedicated rideshare ...

How to collect space junk

How to collect space junk

There are various schemes to remove hazardous debris from Earth orbits, but it will not be easy

Astroscale introduces new spacecraft for cleaning space debris

Astroscale introduces new spacecraft for cleaning space debris

Astroscale’s ELSA-M spacecraft will tackle space debris by capturing and deorbiting decommissioned satellites, aiming to clean Earth's crowded orbit.

The Exploration Company jet sets its space ambitions with record €40 million raise

The Exploration Company jet sets its space ambitions with record €40 million raise

French-German startup The Exploration Company has hit a record milestone in the space tech sector, securing €40 million. The startup is on a mission to