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Vector rocket will be second stage of DARPA spaceplane for cheap daily microsatellite launches

Posted in Hardware on 24th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller

DARPA is targeting turnaround times and consistency that would permit XS-1 to launch "10 times in 10 days."

Why India's commercial space programme is thriving

Posted in Science on 29th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

In June India launched 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country's ambitious space program. Seventeen of those were foreign.

A new machinne learning algorithm can be used to detect poverty from space

Posted in Software on 22nd Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

Attempting to assist people living in poverty could be made easier using satellite imagery and machine learning.

Van Allen probes capture how Earth's radiation belts respond to giant solar storm

Posted in Hardware on 22nd Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

Understanding how the belts work is becoming more important as the world becomes more dependent on satellite technology.

SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after launch

Posted in Science on 14th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

And the fourth drone ship landing.