UK Students Seeking Space Junk Satellite Solutions … Plan to Gather Data
Astronauts' tools and dead satellites are among millions of pieces of human-made trash in orbit.<br />
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Russia – 3D Printed Smallsat To Launch from ISS in August
The satellite's systems are being checked and the spacecraft's batteries charged from the onboard equipment at ISS.
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Radiation Hardened Electronics Demand Continues Growth in Smallsat Market — Military & Aerospace Electronics
John writes that demand for radiation-hardened electronics for space applications continues to grow, with opportunities in traditional rad-hard spacecraft, as well as for radiation-tolerant smallsats...
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NanoAvionics – Smallsat Chemical Propulsion System Success
To test the EPSS, NanoAvionics ran a cold-start program, which is the most complicated in terms of the complexity of the satellite systems involved....
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Space Flight Laboratory’s First for Norwegian Microsatellite Deploys Yagi Antenna for a Space VHF Data Exchange
Once deployed, the antenna is twice as long as the NORsat-2 micro satellite. “Complex, reliable deployables are rare for micro satellites.”
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Kubos – KubOS 1.0 Enters the Market for Smallsat Builds
Kubos is the first open source platform for space, with more than 200 active engineers in the Kubos open source community...
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Russia’s Record … Launches 72 Small Satellites
Russia has never launched such a large number of satellites simultaneously.
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Norway’s Microsatellites Report Back as Healthy … Built by Space Flight Laboratory
NORsat-2 will be the first satellite to provide VDE services to Norway.<br />
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Aussie’s Assist … Fleet Space Technologies Receives Funding for First Two Satellites
Dr. Nardini, a former European Space Agency rocket scientist, has joined a chorus of voices calling for Australia to establish a national space agency to...
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Euroconsult: Analyzes Smallsat Market … Significant Expansion Expected
Smallsats cover a range of applications. In the last decade, the most predominant application area was "technology," defined as a satellite...
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