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SpaceDev Awarded Contract Expansion By DARPA
Poway CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2004 SpaceDev has been awarded a small expansion to its existing contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), to examine satellite orbits that can be used to rapidly deploy and initialize microsatellites over precise geographical areas of interest. "This contract expansion is a further validation of our innovative approach to microsatellite mission and spacecraft design," said Jim Benson, SpaceDev's founding chairman and chief executive officer. "We are very pleased that our existing customers are providing us with additional opportunities to further develop SpaceDev concepts and technologies." Building upon results and methods developed from the previous study for DARPA of circular orbits, the expanded study will evaluate the orbital dynamics and associated mass budgets for deploying a constellation of satellites in elliptical orbits of interest. SpaceDev's existing contract with DARPA explored novel deployment schemes that leverage unique microsat dispenser concepts, new microsat propulsion, and possible microsat cluster space-tug concepts. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDev SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Microsat News and Nanosat News at SpaceMart.com
Small Satellite Solutions From Scotland
Clyde, Scotland (SPX) Jan 12, 2006Clyde Space are offering the growing ranks of small satellite manufacturers power subsystem solutions for their missions. Based in purpose built facilities on West of Scotland Science Park in Glasgow, Clyde Space has a range of power subsystems for missions from as little as 1W up to in excess of 2.5kW. |
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