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NASAs Mega-Rocket Will Launch Craft to Mars and Carry 13 CubeSats
Posted in Science on 15th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The first flight of NASA's new rocket, the enormous SLS, will carry 13 CubeSats and a spacecraft bound for the Red Planet.
Newcomer Rocket Lab Secures Spire As Their Next Customer
Posted in Business on 13th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
More companies have been able to design and build their own small satellites and are looking for launches to get their products into orbit on the cheap.
GPS tracking down to the centimeter
Posted in Hardware on 12th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The technology will enable centimeter-level accuracy location data through their mobiles and wearables, without increasing the demand for processing power.
NASA details CubeSats to launch aboard SLS
Posted in Science on 3rd Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
13 CubeSats will be loaded onto the most powerful rocket ever, some of which will be deployed to inspect asteroids, while others will gather data on the Moon.
First node of Europe's space laser network launches into orbit
Posted in Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Europe has begun to roll out a data superhighway in orbit. The first node in the network is a telecommunications satellite that was launched from Kazakhstan.