zero2infinity has been operating high-altitude balloons since 2009. Using balloons as a first-stage for a nanosatellite launcher is the logical and necessary next step to address this booming and underserved market. bloostar is our modular, efficient and sustainable launcher. Let it take you to the stars.
We love satellites! And there are thousands of them up there. SatNOGS provides a scalable and modular platform to communicate with them.
A video illustrating the structure of the universe around the Milky Way Galaxy
Through these case studies, we explore how to apply more effectively already-tested models of government support for commercial activities, as well as the interactions of both the public and private spheres in a new opportunity zone in space. In each case, a summation yields a range of key points.
A neat interactive way of appreciating the scale of the universe.
This week, Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp company, announced that it has successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests on a Bantam demonstration engine built entirely with 3D printing. This particular liquid oxygen/kerosene engine, dubbed "Baby Bantam" (because it is at the lower end of the Bantam engine family thrust range), has a thrust of 5,000 pounds.
Two trends are setting up nanosats for further success. Like people working on everything from robots to 3D printers, nanosat builders are harvesting the benefits of ever better, ever cheaper components built for smartphones and other consumer electronics. Some nanosats even contain complete smartphones, making use of the clever operating systems, radios and cameras which phones now contain. For as long as phones go on getting cheaper and more capable, so will nanosats. The cheapest so far—a tiny chipsat—was assembled for just $25, though it has yet to be successfully launched.
