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While today we are inundated with color images of the Earth, our earliest views from space were confined to monochromatic or black and white images (see […]
Before World War II, the field of rocket technology development was dominated by small groups of enthusiastic visionaries such as the American Rocket Society as well […]
One of the more enduring images of the opening months of the Space Age was the failure of the Vanguard TV-3 launch attempt on December 6, […]
The launching of the first two Sputniks was a terrible blow to America’s self-image of technical preeminence that had developed in the years following World War […]
Nanosatellites are generally defined as small satellites with masses in the one to ten-kilogram range. With the growing availability of off-the-shelf hardware and standardized nanosatellites like […]
In today’s world, electronic intelligence or ELINT satellites are considered an important part of maintaining the nation’s security. While the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is tight […]
It can be argued that one of the key advances in making miniature satellite technology more readily available to a wider range of potential users has […]