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NASA Parachute Device Could Return Small Spacecraft from Deep Space Missions
Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)
After a two-month stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA's Technology Educational Satellite (TechEdSat-5) that launched Dec. 9, 2016, was deployed on...
Time capsule satellite will carry stories to space
Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)
They're calling it the first space time capsule. Under the mantle of the University of Michigan's Bicentennial, a team of students plans to launch a small satel...
CXBN-2 CubeSat to Embark on an Important X-ray Astronomy Mission
Mar 07, 2017 (SPX)
A university-built small satellite known as the Cosmic X-Ray Background NanoSat-2 (CXBN-2) is being prepared for its upcoming ambitious science mission. The spa...
Goddard's IceCube SmallSat Ready for Launch, Space Station Deployment
Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)
Less is more, and that's not just a buzz phrase. Good things are coming in smaller packages (again, not just another buzz phrase). Here's one that's 'on the roc...
Vega flight opportunity for multiple small satellites
Feb 27, 2017 (ESA)
Europe's Vega small launcher is set to demonstrate its extended capability to deploy multiple light satellites using its new versatile Small Satellites Mission ...
CubeSats: Shaping Possibilities in Space
Feb 24, 2017 (SPX)
For more than a decade, CubeSats, or small satellites, have paved the way to low-Earth orbit for commercial companies, educational institutions, and non-profit ...
ISISpace gets 101 CubeSats launched during recordbreaking PSLV launch
Feb 15, 2017 (SPX)
Early this morning, a launch vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO has launched a total of 104 satellites into space. The PSLV-C37 launch carri...
India to launch 104 satellites in record mission
Feb 14, 2017 (AFP)
India hopes to make history by launching a record 104 satellites from a single rocket Wednesday as its famously frugal space agency looks to zoom ahead in the c...
York Space Systems announces Space Segment Enterprise Program
Feb 03, 2017 (SPX)
York Space Systems, an aerospace company specializing in complete space segment customer solutions and the manufacture of small and medium class spacecraft, has...
From School to Space: Satellite Built by Brazilian Students Launched in Orbit
Jan 20, 2017 (Sputnik)
A satellite built by students of a Brazilian middle school was launched into space from aboard the International Space Station on Monday, January 16. The Tancre...
Singapore university launches 7th satellite into space
Jan 19, 2017 (XNA)
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has successfully launched its 7th satellite into space from the International Space Station (ISS) Monday even...
India to launch 103 satellites in record single mission
Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)
India will launch a rocket carrying 103 satellites next month in a record single mission, a report said Wednesday, as its famously frugal space agency looks to ...
Rocket launches eight tiny NASA satellites to study hurricanes
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
A rocket on Thursday propelled into orbit eight tiny NASA satellites meant to peer deeply into hurricanes and help scientists better understand how they gain fo...
Indian Space Agency to Launch 83 Satellites in One Go
Dec 02, 2016 (Sputnik)
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is gearing up to gain a bigger slice of the micro-satellite launch market. Its commercial arm Antrix Corporation plans...
NASA awards prizes to Top 5 teams in 3rd round of Cube Quest Challenge
Oct 28, 2016 (SPX)
NASA has awarded $30,000 to each of the five top-scoring teams in Ground Tournament-3 of the agency's small satellite Cube Quest Challenge. Cube Quest consists ...
NASA Establishes the Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute
Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)
NASA announces the addition of its newest virtual institute to advance the field of small spacecraft systems. The Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (S3...
Vector Space Systems Announces $60M Agreement with York Space Systems
Oct 21, 2016 (SPX)
Vector Space Systems, a micro satellite space launch company comprised of new-space industry veterans from SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, McDonnell Douglas and Sea La...
NanoSpace becomes part of GomSpace
Oct 20, 2016 (SPX)
NanoSpace, a provider of novel MEMS based technologies and propulsion systems for nanosatellites, started its operation in 2005 and has been a fully owned subsi...
Miniature spacecraft for Australian Defence ready to fly
Oct 19, 2016 (SPX)
A state-of-the-art miniature satellite that will play an important role in developing Australian Defence space capability is ready for launch into orbit after s...
Terra Bella and Spaceflight Industries to launch small imaging satellites
Oct 13, 2016 (SPX)
Spaceflight Industries reports that Terra Bella has signed an agreement with its launch services entity, Spaceflight, for a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of Terra Bell...
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