Smallsats Could Get Boost in Global Financial Crisis

Credit: OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH
Small satellites have been widely regarded as second-rate by Pentagon and intelligence community officials, who opt for massive, high-technology spacecraft lasting a decade or more in orbit. But the time may finally be at hand for skeptics to begin accepting smaller, simpler systems for some...

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