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10/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

California-based space company testing a mini propulsion system for planetary microsat missions

An American space technology company is almost ready to release a new propulsion system that could one day be installed on most spacecraft. The improved thrusters will be small enough to mount on microsatellites, yet powerful enough to propel larger space probes on interplanetary missions away from Earth, an article in Space.com stated. The system […]

09/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Startup company wants to create an autonomous unmanned airplane capable of launching satellites every 3 hours

An Alabama start-up has decided that space launch companies shouldn’t keep their customers waiting for months or years to launch a satellite into orbit. Its engineers are working on an autonomous air-launch service that can put a payload in space every three hours, an article in Space.com stated. Jay Skylus founded his company, Aevum, on the […]

04/28/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers develop air-powered ion thruster engine that could be used in space missions

Did you know that scientists are looking for ways to improve current propulsion systems for existing satellites and future space missions? Indeed they are, and it seems that the experts working at the European Space Agency (ESA) have just come upon a potential solution. The ESA announced that it successfully tested a new prototype ion […]

04/10/2018 / By David Williams

Stratolaunch carrier, world’s largest plane, is bigger than a football field and will launch astronauts into space

If you’ve ever thought that the current method of launching rockets and other payloads into space is severely outdated and needs to be changed up a bit, you’re in good company. Microsoft co-founder and former tech industry mogul Paul Allen, along with his company Stratolaunch Systems, thinks he has a better solution in store. To […]

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