Exploring Satellites And Space Technology At ISC 2013 Summit
Over the period of a year, it is estimated that companies internationally launch approximately two dozen communications satellites. In recent news, the ISRO are planning to launch two new...
View ArticleAstrium And Italian Space Agency Presenting At International Space Commerce...
Nazzoreno Mandolesi, President of e-GEOS and Member of the Board at the Italian Space Agency will be speaking along with Astrium EADS at the International Space Commerce Summit that will take place on...
View ArticleEZ-Rocket Creator XCOR Aerospace At International Space Commerce 2013 Summit
Back in 2001, XCOR was the company to complete the EZ-Rocket, the first of such vehicles built and flown by a non-government entity. X-Racer, their second vehicle, broke a record of seven flights in...
View ArticleRecycled rockets: SpaceX can bring a new era for space exploration
The recently announced intentions of SpaceX about recycled rockets brought a lot of excitement to the space industry. Besides the challenges, if the plan is successful, the recycling of rockets can...
View ArticleWhere Can I Buy A Spacesuit?
I’ll admit it; I’ve been a science/science fiction geek for many years. There’s a picture of me as a child with my cousins and I’m wearing a toy fighter pilot helmet. The majority of my favorite...
View ArticleAerojet Rocketdyne Layoff Affects 150 In Canoga Park California
Aerojet, the parent company for Rocketdyne, announced layoffs for nearly 225 workers, including 150 at the facility in Canoga Park, California. The other employee reductions will take place at...
View ArticleESA Unveils Martian “Box of Delights”
A mission to return samples from the planet Mars is still many years away and, officially, not on the calendar. That hasn’t stopped the ESA from producing a proof-of-concept prototype of the scientific...
View ArticleStudents Crash Rockets to Develop New Asteroid Sample Collection Technique
In what at first glance seems like a terrible sense of direction, in March students from the University of Washington fired rockets from kites and balloons at an altitude of 3,000 ft (914 m) straight...
View ArticleHow Kickstarter is helping to promote private space flight Via Acumor
Crowdfunding is helping inventors invent, filmmakers bring their visions to the screen and artists create their own comic books. Yet can this technology-driven approach to funding give a boost to the...
View ArticleDesigning For Space And High Reliability Environments
Welcome to this quarter’s special edition newsletter, focusing on designing for high-reliability and space environments. These two areas present many of the most challenging requirements for designers...
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