Dinner for the Space Technology Hall of Fame Nominees

The 30th Space Symposium is almost at an end. The whole event ends tonight with the Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner at the Broadmoor. The dinner is all about recognizing nominee contributions and picking a winner. The nominees have developed products from satellite and space technology that help make life easier for folks here on Earth. One […]

Why Space Matters: HEO Satellite Operations, Part 2–Those Pesky Overcharges

Satellite highly elliptical orbits (HEOs) are interesting orbits for space operators in any kind of mission, especially considering the challenges inherent in using such orbits. OK–so that statement’s a little nerdy, but if you’re reading this blog, there’s an inner nerd in you just waiting to be outed. In the last lesson, you were, perhaps […]

The Future of Satellite Maintenance?

Prepare to be blown away. The absolute coolness of the video below, if we were using Top Gear’s “Cool Wall,” would put it beyond “Sub-Zero” to “Absolute Zero.” The video doesn’t really say anything about satellites, so you might be wondering, “Why is this video on this blog?” Here’s my answer: what you’re seeing is possibly the […]

Small Satellite Building Event at Oxford

If you live near Harwell, Oxford, you have the opportunity to build a small satellite. Satellite Applications Catapult is hosting this event, “Build Your Own Cubesat Weekend,” near the end of this March, on the 29 and 30th. This event is meant to get ANYONE who has an interest in building a small satellite involved […]

Asteroid Hunting–Yeah?! You and What Army?

Oh, that army. The crowd of smart folks NASA hopes to use in developing a new method to track the asteroids lurking in space above the Earth. NASA is calling this crowdsourced contest the “Asteroid Grand Challenge Series.” It will be open to any person who is a “topcoder.” According to the Topcoder site, nearly […]