A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur #CubeSat / #SmallSat projects and programs: ** Northwest Nazarene University’s student-built RFTSat was launched into orbit from a Northrop-Grumman Cygnus spacecraft using the SlingShot deployer, developed by the SEOPS division of Hypergiant. RFTSat was deployed into orbit on August 7, 2019! … … Continue reading Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Aug.18.2019→
A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport: ** Chinese startup LinkSpace reaches highest altitude yet for the company’s VTOL rockets. RLV-T5 rocket flies to 300 meters and then returns for a powered landing. Chinese space startup revs up for reusable rocket race – Reuters Chinese space startup successfully launches a … Continue reading Space transport roundup – Aug.14.2019→
A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest: Budgets: What the recent budget deal means for NASA | The Planetary Society Lunar development: The International Lunar Decade: A strategy for sustainable development – The Space Review NASA and commercial … Continue reading Space policy roundup – Aug.9.2019→
A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat / SmallSat projects and programs: ** Univ. of North Carolina team building CubeSat for exoplanet studies: From Campus to Space: UNC Professor Building His Own Satellite – Chapelboro.com Mann says student help is very valuable when it comes to design and … Continue reading Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Aug.5.2019→
The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, August 5, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No show on Monday which is now reserved for special programming. 2. Tuesday, August 6, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Mike … Continue reading The Space Show this week – Aug.5.2019→