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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.

Nanosatellites achieve first autonomous orbital maneuver

Posted in Hardware on 26th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

"The experiment was an important risk reduction exercise for DSI, which intends to use small spacecraft for initial asteroid prospecting missions in the next five years"

First high speed laser communication satellite set for launch

Posted in Science on 21st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

The system will deliver data from satellites, aircraft, and space stations, allowing for faster communications in the event of a crisis.

The orbital internet: Could fleets of CubeSats bring global web access?

Posted in Online on 17th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Accessing the web may be simple in urban areas of the globe, but for the other four billion people on the planet it's much more difficult.

Inmarsat places big contract with Airbus for new constellation satellites

Posted in Hardware on 25th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

Inmarsat, the British satellite telecommunications company, has awarded the contract to build its next-generation constellation to Airbus.