By Chris Forrester Choosing the right propulsion system is more than just a financial choice. The decision depends on the role of the spacecraft, its weight, its destination and need […]
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Building a Toolbox for National Security
By Chris Forrester Moderator: Preston Dunlap, CEO, Arkenstone Ventures asked panelists which orbit they favoured from the national security demand, and the importance of open standards and supply chain challenges. […]
The new Administration is opening up space funding
By Chris Forrester The Space Race for Capital session was a crowded and well attended panel at the SmallSat Symposium on February 5 at Mountain View. Brought together by the […]
400 missions to the Moon by 2045
By Chris Forrester Clive Oates, Head of Region U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand for Surrey Satellite Tech. (SSTL). Mr Oates gave delegates a detailed report on the challenges of […]
Using AI, but avoiding the ‘Garbage in, Garbage out’ dilemma.
By Chris Forrester Cloud services and data processing and its analysis are key ingredients for operators. A dedicated session at the SmallSat Symposium on February 4, and moderated by Dr. […]
Getting into space: The decision mix
By Chris Forrester Silvano Payne, producer of the SmallSat Symposium told delegates that his company was tracking some 145 companies which were trying to build and launch new rockets. Moderator […]
Raising cash should be easier in 2025
By Chris Forrester More than one panelist during the February 4 opening day of the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View has talked about the need to raise cash. The topic […]
Multi-orbit, multi-frequency and from Gigabit to Terabit
By Chris Forrester Ground Systems are a market that’s worth $145 billion (according to BryceTech) was examined in detail by session moderator Prof. Andy Kwas, NG Fellow at Northrop Grumman, […]
Sidus Space’s LizzieSat™ arrives at California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base ready for launch
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), an agile space mission enabler, announces’s LizzieSat™-3′ arrival at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to begin spacecraft integration in preparation for its scheduled launch and […]
Rocket Lab signs multi-launch contract with iQPS for four Electron missions
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a multi-launch deal with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based, Earth imaging company. The multi-launch contract, signed in […]