Smallsat Developments, Launches Dominate Space Tech In 2017

Credit: NASA
Advances in commercial electronics are making it possible for satellites as small as cubesats to perform missions once reserved for large, costly spacecraft. Imaging Earth Silicon Valley startup Planet had 60 Earth-imaging cubesats (pictured) in orbit by October, when it won a $20 million contract...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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