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3 Sep
2015
September 3, 2015

Vintage Micro: The Second-Generation Explorer Satellites

While interest in miniaturized satellites for a range of applications has been growing in recent years, as a class these satellites are hardly new. By necessity, […]
Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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13 Jun
2014
June 13, 2014

Vintage Micro: The Original Gamma Ray Observatory

Whenever I think “gamma ray observatory”, impressive orbiting platforms come to mind like NASA’s massive 17 metric ton Compton Gamma Ray Observatory launched in 1991 or […]
Astronomical Instruments, Astronomy, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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