Sentences with phrase «of space satellites»

White House Commendation (President Eisenhower) for early design of space satellites; for drafting in 1954 the resolutions on satellites for IUGG, URSI, and the International Geophysical Year.

To fill the void, he launched Spectrum Astro (# 437), a Gilbert, Ariz., manufacturer of space satellites, in 1988.

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We do expect to generate pretty decent net cash flow from launching lots of satellites and servicing the space station for NASA, transferring cargo to and from the space station, and then I know that there's a lot of people in the private sector who are interested in helping fund a base on Mars.

Space is full of junk like used rocket parts and dead satellites.

And so it's steal underpants, launch satellites, send cargo to space station, Kickstarter — of course — followed by profit.

In a March 15 session, startups Planet Labs and Descartes Labs will discuss the potentially big business of launching satellites into space to observe every corner of the world.

You can actually also go around and, if you wanted to, collect old satellites or clean up space debris, you could just sort of use chomper over there and collect satellites and space debris... That may be something we have to do in the future.

Shotwell told an audience at a satellite conference that the cost of using a previously launched SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to get to space could be as much as 30 percent less when compared to a new Falcon 9 flight.

The new legislation is part of the country's effort to establish a legal basis to bring the global space industry to U.K. soil, especially looking to attract the space tourism and satellite industries to new spaceports.

There were 20 deals worth nearly $ 1 billion in the space industry in the first quarter, according to investment firm Space Angels — though $ 500 million of that was a single deal: A big investment from Fidelity Investments in Elon Musk's SpaceX to develop its constellation of 4,425 broadband satellspace industry in the first quarter, according to investment firm Space Angels — though $ 500 million of that was a single deal: A big investment from Fidelity Investments in Elon Musk's SpaceX to develop its constellation of 4,425 broadband satellSpace Angels — though $ 500 million of that was a single deal: A big investment from Fidelity Investments in Elon Musk's SpaceX to develop its constellation of 4,425 broadband satellites.

Last week, Planet Labs announced that it would put about 100 satellites into space from the United States and Russia, bringing the total number of «Doves,» as the company calls them, to 131.

Matthew Desch, Iridium Communications CEO, speaks to CNBC's Morgan Brennan about SpaceX's recent launch of Iridium satellites into space, and the «ambitious schedule» to come.

Failure now would put thousands of jobs and billions of dollars at risk, and SpaceX has become crucial not just to the U.S. space program but also to countries and companies around the world hoping to put up satellites.

Astronauts of the space - shuttle era would work regularly in space to maintain satellites as well as construct and maintain the International Space Station (space - shuttle era would work regularly in space to maintain satellites as well as construct and maintain the International Space Station (space to maintain satellites as well as construct and maintain the International Space Station (Space Station (ISS).

However, a few satellites with high - power cameras and special sensors offer unique and detailed views of the evolving disaster from space.

Oceanic data is valuable, but for decades the only way to study the world's hostile waters was to deploy a stationary buoy, launch a satellite into space, or send a government research vessel that runs hundreds of thousands of dollars a day to operate — on top of its initial price tag of hundreds of millions of dollars.

The European Space Agency (ESA) captured a few striking images from a satellite that illustrate the scale of the damage.

So far this year, the company has successfully completed four launches, including a resupply mission to the International Space Station in February, as well as placing satellites into orbit on behalf of two commercial customers.

In March it sent a commercial satellite into space with the boost of a partly used rocket, signaling that cheaper space travel — and the mission to Mars — may happen sooner than anticipated.

The company has already reached orbit, but with a smaller rocket that is only capable of delivering satellites to space.

On the surface, this all appears laughably ambitious: The satellites Musk and Wyler want to develop and launch into space would be half the size and weight of the current smallest commercial communications satellite, while a network of 700 satellites would be 10 times the size of the current largest commercial fleet.

A military satellite launched by Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies appears to have crashed into the sea following a malfunction in the latter stages of its ascent, representing a potential setback for the billionaire's rocket program.

The companies in the Kensho Space Index are focused on space - related activities as a principal component of their business strategy, building rockets, launch vehicles, satellites and their parts and subsysSpace Index are focused on space - related activities as a principal component of their business strategy, building rockets, launch vehicles, satellites and their parts and subsysspace - related activities as a principal component of their business strategy, building rockets, launch vehicles, satellites and their parts and subsystems.

On the defense side, there are missions in space that can be achieved by launching several smaller, cheaper satellites instead of one big satellite.

George's favorite projects include creating MIT's first ever reality web series, revealing the secret behind white asparagus, explaining why ketchup is so hard to get out of the bottle, helping develop a massive open online course on protein drug development, and giving a friendly satellite - fixing space robot his television debut.

Rocket Lab blasted off into space on Saturday, taking a major step toward opening low - cost access for a new generation of satellites.

The initial deployment will consist of approximately 120 satellites by 2021, said privately held Telesat, principally owned by Canadas Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Loral Space & Communications Inc..

Some tested software to help satellites to avoid smacking into each other in space, while others investigated ways to build large telescopes out of a bunch of small, autonomous robots.

Meanwhile the National Space Society estimates the industry's size could eventually swell to as high as $ 1 trillion, with the proliferation of satellites, global positioning systems and other technology already giving consumers a taste of space's vast reaSpace Society estimates the industry's size could eventually swell to as high as $ 1 trillion, with the proliferation of satellites, global positioning systems and other technology already giving consumers a taste of space's vast reaspace's vast reaches.

Space tourism is just one aspect of our enterprise; we have been simultaneously developing a launch technology that has the potential to handle up to 100 satellites per day.

Still, while other companies like Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin are planning much of their business around space flights for the super wealthy, SpaceX's model is primarily to serve as a vehicle for scientific missions, satellite launches, and trips to the International Space Staspace flights for the super wealthy, SpaceX's model is primarily to serve as a vehicle for scientific missions, satellite launches, and trips to the International Space StaSpace Station.

Wyler was also involved in launching O3b Networks, which already has 12 satellites in space, providing Internet to 40 customers, including Royal Caribbean International, the Republic of Congo and the Papua New Guinea University of Technology, an O3b spokeswoman said.

Two European engineering firms — the German Dauria Aerospace and the Spanish Elecnor Deimos — recently announced their own constellation of tiny, Earth - observing satellites, but they don't anticipate sending any into space until 2015.

Mr. Musk has also served as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of Space Exploration Corporation, a company which is developing and launching advanced rockets for satellite and eventually human transportation, since May 2002, and as Chairman of SolarCity, a solar installation company, since July 2006.

Literally putting a foothold in the Bay Area, the City of San Diego officially launched a five - desk satellite office at WeWork's bustling San Francisco coworking space, right in the heart of the Financial District.

Future Space Leaders is a nonprofit organization focused on developing the careers of young professionals within the space and satellite industSpace Leaders is a nonprofit organization focused on developing the careers of young professionals within the space and satellite industspace and satellite industries.

Every five minutes a satellite captures images of China's biggest cities from space.

Mr. Zuckerberg traveled to Kenya in 2016 for the launch of a Facebook - affiliated satellite called Amos - 6, which was set to go to outer space in a SpaceX rocket.

Last week, we covered how entrepreneurial space companies like SpaceX are planning major satellite constellations in low - Earth orbit, and how this influx of new technology will present a significant challenge for regulatory bodies.

The commercial space industry has taken enormous strides in recent years, with much of the buzz centered around private launch companies, reusable rockets, and innovative satellite applications.

They're developing a global network of satellite communications ground systems that will provide commercial and startup ventures on - demand access to their space - bound assets.

«Satellogic will democratize access to space - based services by dramatically reducing the barriers to obtain real - time satellite data, creating a new layer of world - wide awareness.»

The recent advent of reusable rockets is drastically cutting the cost of sending satellites into space, and the potential for mass production of satellites could slash those costs further.

Today teachers of prophecy talk about satellite communication, space travel, television, world communism, the breakdown of the family and of church authority, abortion and the re-establishment of Israel's nationhood as all pointing to that return.

Communications satellites which became scientifically practicable by the late 1950's will provide an abundance of channel space of high quality and at very low cost.

«The United States believes that communications satellites can eventually play an important role in the expansion and improvement of international communications and the fostering of international understanding...» (Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

On the recommendation of the United States and the Soviet Union, the UN created its Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to make plans for, inter alia, communications satellites.

«Thus, our Committee should study how to place radio broadcasting and television transmission by means of satellites under international control, preferably within the structure of the United Nations and perhaps through a space agency.

The cost of the space segment of such a system would be low, as compared with ground - based TV systems: launching, rocket and satellite would cost about $ 10 million, including allowance for possible launch failure, to which should be added not more than $ 5 million for the ground station «up - link».

The European Space Agency «s Gaia satellite has provided the data for an extremely detailed map of the Milky Way — the most detailed one yet.