Few people saw the consequences of lack of environmental efforts in the early start of the space era, but rubbish in space has now become a serious problem. Through more than fifty years of launching an increasing number of objects the most used orbital plane, Low Earth Orbit, or LEO, has so much space […]
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Sensing a Friendly Space Race Between Neighbouring Countries?
Fact; Sweden and Norway Both Plan to Launch Small Satellites.
Ruag Space Sweden – World Leading Supplier of Satellite Adapters and Dispensers
When a satellite is about to be pushed into space, it is almost certain that a Swedish injector provides that final push. For decades, through development and production, the Swedish Ruag Space has gained excellent expertise and knowledge and now stands as the preferred supplier of satellite adapters and separation systems for nearly all […]
Sweden’s Largest Research Facility
“Make the Invisible Visible”
Living Planet Symposium 2016
Time for rethinking of what focus the next symposium must have?
ESA’s Living Planet Symposium 2016
Conferences – Fairground for the Good Ideas
RIMFAX – Norwegian Ground Penetrating Radar on Schedule for Mars 2020
When a new “Curiosity” lands on Mars in 2020, the rover also bears the Norwegian developed instrument, RIMFAX. RIMFAX is short for Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment and is a ground penetrating radar designed to expose the hidden conditions under the surface of Mars. The Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is not a […]
Trends in Space Technology – Cheaper and Environmental Friendly
For the first time, the space industry held their annual gathering in Europe. Space Tech Europe gathered most of the most important space industries in Europe and throughout the evening it became evident what the newest trend within the community is; cheaper and environmental friendly Space technology. New Launcher Family Large parts of a […]
3D Printing Captures the Aerospace and Space Market
The Norwegian based company Norsk Titanium AS (NTi) has developed a plasma-arc-based direct metal deposit technology that can produce aerospace-grade parts from titanium wire. Complicated engine constructions for airplanes and space applications are mostly cut from large blocks of metal, a slow and demanding material, not to mention an expensive method, however, 3D printing of […]
Launching Small Satellites – a Niche on the Rise
Using small satellites has increased in numbers over the years in the scientific community, and in the planning and developing phase there are hundreds of very good projects worldwide. However, launching them is becoming increasingly more difficult, and the most costly part of a project. There are several possibilities available, piggybacks at a large launcher, […]