July 2018
The rise of interplanetary CubeSats
... The MarCO CubeSats will be carrying a whole suite of new technologies never tested before in deep space. This includes NASA JPL...determination and control package developed by Blue Canyon Technologies called the XACT, which enables three-axis ...
September 2018
Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with nanosatellites
... these regions to ‘leap frog’ over legacy communications infrastructure issues that might slow down adoption of new technologies. The Internet of Things is a great example of this. It is currently only available to developed markets because they have...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
..., space fuel depots, research outposts, and more. It’s about taking the best of our civilization and using new technologies and performing tasks in space that will revolutionise our civilization overall. So, while human settlements may be a big...
November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
... that for all nations, but particularly for the Latin American countries, access to space is a door to progress, new technologies and inspirational science for a region where the young population is a vast majority. “But to make space accessible...
July 2020
Key technologies for space exploration
...for Sierra Nevada Corporation in Madison, Wisconsin, where he is responsible for environmental control programmes and development of new technologies and products. After receiving his BS in Electrical Engineering in 1992, he took a full time position...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... authorities and politicians that small satellites were a sensible and cost-efficient means for Norway to use new technology to the benefit of a variety of user groups. However, it was clear that the resources available (mass, volume, power...
