Progress on several potentially breakthrough technologies could pave the way for much cheaper, faster and easier small-satellite launches Through its Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALA... Read more
“Our laser communication technology will revolutionize earth observation and satellite communication.” The first ever gigabit transmission via laser of imagery between the radar... Read more
Small satellites: Taking advantage of smartphones and other consumer technologies, tiny satellites are changing the space business ALTHOUGH widely used, satellites are expensive to build and... Read more
A team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists are using mini-satellites that work as “space cops” to help control traffic in space. The scientists used a series of... Read more
New program seeks to lower satellite launch costs by developing a reusable hypersonic unmanned vehicle with costs, operation and reliability similar to traditional aircraft Commercial, civil... Read more
Rocket University is designed to develop, refine and maintain flight engineering skills As NASA plans for future spaceflight programs to low-Earth orbit and beyond, teams of engineers at the... Read more
Billed by the company as the “most advanced spacecraft per kilogram that exists today Last year, we took an in-depth look at Planetary Resources’ asteroid mining plans. Now the Bellevue, Was... Read more
Skylon is expected to slash the cost of launching satellites into orbit more than 10 times. Critical tests have been completed on a revolutionary rocket engine that could send astronauts int... Read more
Using this state-of-the-art technique will benefit the agency by saving millions in manufacturing costs. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. is using a method calle... Read more
Strange expects that solar panels of sufficient power for the first cislunar missions will be available by 2020. A marriage of the tortoise and the hare may be the key to exploring the Solar... Read more
“The larger the optics, the better the image,” A few Air Force Academy researchers hope to take their latest invention where few have gone before — to near-Earth orbit. They took a major ste... Read more
Small satellites capable of providing on-demand battlefield images Enemy fighters use commercial satellite images to plot attacks on U.S. troops, but most U.S. soldiers can’t get the s... Read more
A TubeSat is a (very) low-cost alternative to the CubeSat Interorbital Systems (IOS), a rocket and spacecraft construction company founded in 1996, is ready to fulfill its 2009 goal of makin... Read more
Interplanetary Transport Network In its simplest form, a CubeSat is a cubical picosatellite that usually has an edge of 10 cm, a volume of a liter, and a mass less than 1.33 kg (2.9 lb). Sev... Read more
Startram is in essence a superconducting maglev launch system. Getting into space is one of the harder tasks to be taken on by humanity. The present cost of inserting a kilogram (2.2... Read more
