Telecom satellites are set to enter a new age, as ESA, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence & Space begin designing the most flexible payload ever. The Quantum programme is a departure from the t... Read more
Will be able to hover at an altitude of 20 km (12 miles) Satellites may be very useful for communications, navigation and other applications, but they’re awfully 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
The space agency is developing a service robot that can visit ailing satellites and refuel or even repair them on the spot. Geostationary satellites cost a fortune and, despite their sophist... Read more
The system offers three distinct functions – Cerberlink, CerberTouch and CerberCenter Cerberus, from BriarTek, is the overarching brand name for an electronic search-and-rescue beacon... Read more
Other applications include the safe removal of space debris and spacecraft maintenance Space innovators at the University of Surrey and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) are... 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
Imagine reaching the Moon using just a fraction of a liter of fuel. With their ionic motor, MicroThrust, EPFL scientists and their European partners are making this a reality and ushering in... Read more
A fleet of small satellites fitted with solar-powered lasers Pioneering engineers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow are developing an innovative technique based on lasers that coul... Read more
We envision a constellation of small satellites … DARPA, the United States’ defense technology research agency that’s created such notable projects as the Internet you... Read more
Swiss batting cleanup in space NASA currently monitors approximately 17,000 pieces of space junk that are orbiting the earth at extremely high speeds. These odds and ends consist of t... Read more