Want to build your own CubeSat but have been put off by the price? There may be a solution in the works — [RG Sat] has challenged himself to design and build one for less than $1,000.

Space robotics startup Gitai says it has successfully completed the demonstration of its in-house developed 16U cubesat, ...

Learn about Otter, a research and development demonstrator nanosatellite, and the tech demonstrators it is carrying.

There is, however, one large downside to the CubeSat platform. Even though it is designed to hitch a ride on launches of larger satellites, they’re still very expensive to develop and launch ...

Enter BlackCAT, a mission concept initially proposed in 2018. It is designed as a 6U Cubesat with one particular detector for soft X-ray detection. Soft X-rays are the lower-energy versions of ...

NASA's TES-22 CubeSat launched with tech that speeds up satellite deorbiting to clear space debris. It carries technology to study the thermosphere and test solar activity’s impact on satellite ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Transporter 12 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan 14, 2025. Its payload includes Otter, a Naval ...

The emerging second quantum revolution brings new innovative services to our society based on new quantum technologies. One of the most important of these is quantum key distribution, one of the most ...

Being lightweight is essential for space structures, particularly for tools used on already small, lightweight satellites. The ability to perform multiple functions is a bonus. To address these ...

Weinzierl, Matthew, Mehak Sarang, and Brendan L. Rosseau. "Spire, the CubeSat Revolution, and the Government as a Space Data Customer." Harvard Business School Case 722-013, September 2021. (Revised ...

Beyond just serving as a support structure, this boom carries a lightweight, flexible electronics patch that includes a ...