Tethers Unlimited says two-way radio for small satellites has aced first orbital test Tethers Unlimited weathered a wave of bad news over the winter, but now some good news has bloomed. The company,… Read More
Two mini-probes fade into the sunset beyond Mars: Is Opportunity rover next? Farewell, WALL-E and EVE: NASA says it’s lost contact with two briefcase-sized MarCO nanosatellites, more than two months after their… Read More
FCC levies $900,000 fine against Swarm Technologies for unlawful satellite launch The Federal Communications Commission says Swarm Technologies must pay a $900,000 fine and be subject to increased scrutiny for having… Read More
Rocket Lab sends 13 miniature satellites into orbit from New Zealand for NASA Rocket Lab has sent its first payloads for NASA into orbit from its New Zealand launch pad, atop a low-cost… Read More
Pale Red Dot: NASA’s MarCO probe snaps first picture of Mars taken by a CubeSat Mars looks like nothing more than a reddish speck in a picture captured by one of NASA’s twin MarCO spacecraft,… Read More
‘Smallsats are big’: NASA official details initiatives to boost tiny science satellites LOGAN, Utah — NASA is already deep into small-satellite science, but today the space agency’s associate administrator for science signaled that… Read More
How small satellites tackle big challenges, from orbital manufacturing to exoplanets LOGAN, Utah — No one has ever built a satellite in space, but thanks in part to a team of students… Read More
Tethers Unlimited delivers tiny but powerful satellite transmitter for Army Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it’s delivered the first flight unit of a K-band radio transmitter that’s designed for use… Read More
Smallest interplanetary probe snaps a picture of our Pale Blue Dot (and the moon) You don’t have to fly beyond the orbit of Neptune to see our home planet as a Pale Blue Dot.… Read More
Researchers are figuring out how to pack a supercomputer into a nanosatellite Putting a supercomputer in a package that’s roughly the size of a loaf of bread is one thing. Making sure… Read More
UW team wins NASA’s nod for small satellites with magnetic braking systems NASA says it’ll provide resources for a University of Washington research team that’s working on a concept to put small… Read More
Spaceflight’s online price list makes it easier for the feds to buy a launch Federal agencies can now buy a satellite launch as easily as they buy pencils, thanks to a new arrangement with… Read More
NASA packs a big vision for space exploration into smaller $19 billion budget Christmas has come and gone, and so has a bump in NASA’s spending plan: The agency’s proposed $19 billion budget… Read More
NASA’s giant rocket will carry solar sail, a lunar flashlight and more mini-satellites NASA says it’ll send 13 miniaturized satellites – including a pop-up solar sail and a “lunar flashlight” – beyond Earth… Read More
Spaceflight offers a Cyber Monday deal: Satellite launches for $200,000 – that’s 33 percent off! Here’s a Cyber Monday deal from Seattle-based Spaceflight for the space geek on your list: Purchase a satellite launch for one-third… Read More
Reserve a launch for your satellite online? Rocket Lab can make it so The CubeSat revolution has come to this: Now you can make an online reservation for a nanosatellite launch almost as easily as booking… Read More
