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Russia launches 11 satellites 'without a glitch'
Feb 01, 2018 (AFP)
The country's first orbital launch of 2018 came after a similar liftoff from the cosmodrome in eastern Russia ended in embarrassment, with officials losing cont...
NASA fosters STEM education through CubeSat classes
Jan 15, 2018 (SPX)
"As more states incorporate STEM-focused education into their standards, we assist teachers by developing curriculum support materials that help them meet the s...
Champagne box-sized satellite launched to probe distant planet
Jan 12, 2018 (AFP)
Weighing in at 3.5 kilogrammes (7.7 pounds), the PicSat satellite was hoisted into space by an Indian PSLV rocket, and placed into orbit at an altitude of 505 k...
Champagne box-sized satellite to probe distant planet
Jan 11, 2018 (AFP)
The PicSat orbiter's target is the massive star Beta Pictoris, some 60 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Pictor (The Painter's Easel), and...
A French nano satellite to unveil the mysteries of Beta Pictoris
Jan 11, 2018 (SPX)
It is no bigger than three apples stacked upon each other, or rather three cubes, each 10 centimetres in size. It is not heavier than a cat (3.5 kg). It uses ab...
India to launch 31 satellites on January 12
Jan 09, 2018 (IANS)
"The rocket launch to carry Cartosat and other satellites, including 28 from the US and five other countries, will take place on January 12 at 9.30 a.m.," India...
ISRO will launch 31 satellites on Jan 10
Jan 02, 2018 (IANS)
"We have tentatively scheduled the rocket launch at 9.30 a.m. to carry Cartosat and other satellites, including 28 from the US and five other countries in a sin...
In Search of Space: Sweden Hopeful to Get Big on Small Satellite Market
Dec 28, 2017 (Sputnik)
Although the government is yet to decide on the investment in early 2018, Esrange is already looking forward to expansion, which would allow for the commercial ...
ESA's butane-powered satellite will be able to change its orbit
Dec 22, 2017 (ESA)
Ready to be launched with its counterpart from China on 2 February, GomX-4B is built from six standard 10 cm CubeSat units. Much quicker to build and cheaper to...
India developing small rocket to cash in on small-satellite boom
Dec 18, 2017 (IANS)
India currently gets contracts to launch small satellites largely weighing less than 500 kg and a smaller rocket would be sufficient, he added. He also said 201...
NanoRacks Integrates Largest New Shepard Payload Manifest to Date
Dec 15, 2017 (SPX)
As a part of the NanoRacks teaming agreement with Blue Origin, the Company partakes in both business development and payload integration. Payload integration be...
Space Kingdom Asgardia Deploys First Satellite Into Low Earth Orbit
Dec 12, 2017 (SPX)
Asgardia is a nonprofit non-governmental organization based in Vienna, Austria. It is the brainchild of the Russian aerospace engineer and billionaire Igor Ashu...
JPL Deploys a CubeSat for Astronomy
Dec 12, 2017 (JPL)
A CubeSat recently deployed from the International Space Station is a key example of their potential, experimenting with CubeSats applied to astronomy. For the ...
Millennium Space Systems marks 6 months On-Orbit operations of ALTAIR Pathfinder Spacecraft
Dec 08, 2017 (SPX)
NanoRacks services are made available by its Space Act Agreement with NASA's U.S. National Lab. Millennium Space recently received FCC approval to continue to o...
Spaceflight Prepares to Launch Eleven Spacecraft on India's PSLV-C40
Dec 05, 2017 (SPX)
Spaceflight performed the cubesat integration at its Seattle Integration Facility and is in the process of shipping the spacecraft to India for the PSLV-C40 mis...
Colombian Air Force orders 2nds Nanosatellite platform from GomSpace
Dec 04, 2017 (SPX)
The FACSAT-2 Project comprises the design, manufacture, test and operation of an advanced 6U remote sensing spacecraft. This new project will build on the techn...
UNSW Canberra opens Australia's first space mission design facility
Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)
UNSW Canberra Space director, Russell Boyce says the new Australian National Concurrent Design Facility (ANCDF) complements Australian National University's spa...
Dellingr CubeSat technologies available for commercial licensing
Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)
"We are always looking for potential partners and licensees for our technologies," said Goddard Strategic Partnerships Office Senior Technology Manager Enidia S...
NASA begins checkout of Dellingr spacecraft designed to improve robustness of CubeSat platforms
Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)
The Dellingr spacecraft will begin science operations once ground controllers complete checkout, which began a few hours after the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer ab...
ISIS selected to provide two 6-Unit CubeSats for Dutch IoT service provider Hiber
Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)
This contract is part of a long-term partnership between ISIS and Hiber for the provision of satellites, launch services, ground segment elements and engineerin...
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