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WEBINAR: Old Space vs New Space
“The peak of Old Space occurred in 1969 when the United States of America put a man on the surface of the Moon and return him safely to Earth. This year, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of that event. But what happened after the success of NASA’s Apollo program? As many of you know, the […]


Learn About Orbits
There are many different types of orbits. In this post, we will mainly look at Geocentric orbits. A Geocentric is simply an orbit around the planet Earth, such as that of the Moon or of artificial satellites. Orbits may be classified in many ways. By Altitude: Low Earth orbit (LEO): geocentric orbits with altitudes […]

History of the CubeSat
The CubeSat standard was created by California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and Stanford University’s Space Systems Development Lab in 1999 to facilitate access to space for university students. Since then the standard has been adopted by hundreds of organizations worldwide. CubeSat developers include not only universities and educational institutions, but also private firms […]