... policies. In this article, the authors suggest inter- and intra-swarm communication architecture based on a CubeSat swarm low-Earth orbit (LEO) mission with four main types of data link. Increasing demand for small satellite constellations requires...
... the 6U (12 × 24 × 36 cm) the size of a brief-case. To date more than 800 nanosatellites have been launched into low Earth orbit (LEO), with a majority of launches after 2010 by new and emerging players including commercial startups, universities and...
... in Dream Chaser, a reusable, multi-mission space utility vehicle capable of transporting payloads and people to and from low-Earth orbit and the ISS. Currently SNC is building a cargo version of the Dream Chaser. It will be the only commercial...
...NCRP) issued a report: ‘Information Needed to Make Radiation Protection Recommendations for Space Missions Beyond Low-Earth Orbit’. Recommendations in this report included improvement of the characterisation of the space radiation environment for GCR...
... spaceport project. UK government-funded research suggests that more than 30 small satellite operators plan to launch low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations before 2030, amounting to more than 7000 potential satellites. LEO satellites are designed with...
.... We have seven missions on contract right now, and we’re also planning a crewed version which could take people to a low Earth orbit platform. What we envisage long term is multiple platforms, connected together with nodes and serviced by the Dream...