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Google rebrands Skybox as Terra Bella, will launch 'more than a dozen satellites' over the next few years

Posted in Hardware on 9th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Many believed Googles interests lay in improving Google Maps and Project Loon.

SpaceX has at last managed to launch its latest mission; first stage landing failed as predicted

Posted in Hardware on 5th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

The Falcon has placed a telecoms satellite in orbit for the Luxembourg operator SES.

Boeing on the track to make satellite launches cheaper than ever

Posted in Hardware on 27th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

A cost-effective configuration with SpaceX reusable rockets will make satellite launching cheaper than ever.

Solar sails to help keep pole-sitting satellites in their place

Posted in Science on 26th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

ESA says that if it proves practical, pole-sitting satellites would allow for constant observation of the high latitudes for climate science and telecommunications.

VCs Invested More in Space Startups Last Year Than in the Previous 15 Years Combined

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Venture capital firms invested $1.8 billion in commercial space startups in 2015.