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The recent launch on January 24th of lightning observation satellite SOHLA-1 has fueled interest among Kansai area universities in developing small satellites for various purposes.
Read MoreMarch of 2009 is the scheduled month for the launch of South Africa's microsatellite, Sumbandilasat.
Read MoreTSaft has landed the battery manufacturer an 18-satellite contract with MicroSat Systems, Inc. (MSI). This contract marks the largest single order ever for microsatellite batteries.
Read MoreThe “pico satellite” being designed and built in a University of Florida (UF) aerospace engineering laboratory may hold a key to a future of easy access to outer space.
Read MoreBritish small satellite manufacturer, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), has been presented with an award by the European Space Agency (ESA) acknowledging the successful GIOVE A mission and its outstanding contribution to the success of the Galileo program.
Read MoreClyde Space has opened a website and online shop with all sorts of new features such as newsletters, blogs, case studies of previous missions, and more. However, what sets this website apart from other space company websites is that the site allows the visitor to buy spacecraft online with a credit card. There is currently a mini revolution taking place in the space industry; the revolution is called CubeSats and it has set in motion an unstoppable demand for standardized, low-cost spacecraft and spacecraft subsystems on demand.
Read MoreCOM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV) has announced they have formally commenced a $7M internally funded program to develop an advanced micro-satellite platform and associated micro-sat mission capability.
Read MoreNASA has selected six candidate mission proposals for further evaluation as part of the agency's Small Explorer (SMEX) Program.
Read MoreNASA's Ames Research Center and m2mi Corp. now have a cooperative research and development agreement.
Read MoreST. LOUIS, MISSOURI: August 18, 2007—Satnews Daily—One always feels so accomplished when completing a project, no matter how big or small in size, especially a project that’s challenging and potentially rewarding. The Boeing Company now is able to celebrate the completion of the first phase of their nano-satellite research and experimentation of the CubeSat TestBed 1 (CSTB1) mission.
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