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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.