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How to De-Orbit a CubeSat

By Phillip Keane on May 24, 2013

Terminator Tape deorbit module (Credits: Tethers Unlimited). At 05:38 GMT on Thursday 23rd May, Ecuador’s first and only satellite collided... Read more →

News

First Ecuadorean Satellite may Create Debris after Collision with Microparticles

By Matteo Emanuelli on May 24, 2013

A model of NEE-01 Pegaso, the first Ecuadorean satellite (Credits: Ecuadorian Space Agency). The Ecuadorean space agency (EXA) announced that... Read more →

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Opportunity Rover Breaks Travel Record

By Merryl Azriel on May 23, 2013

A digitally simulated image of NASA's Opportunity rover in Endurance crater which it surveyed in 2005 (Credits: NASA/Z. Gorjian, K. Kuramura, M.... Read more →

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Opinion: MarsOne Not the Way to Go

By Staff Writers on May 23, 2013

Vision of a Mars settlement composed of a series of four person crews (Credits: MarsOne). The American Idol-style audition process for those... Read more →

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ESA Opens Near Earth Objects Coordination Centre in Rome

By Matteo Emanuelli on May 23, 2013

Inauguration of NEO-CC at ESRIN, in Frascati, near Rome (Credits: ESA). European Space Agency (ESA) has inaugurated the Near-Earth Object... Read more →

Media

Air Force Chief of Safety Talks Space Situational Awareness at IAASS Conference

By Staff Writers on May 22, 2013

On May 21st, the 6th IAASS Conference "Safety is Not an Option" kicked off in Montreal. US government officials, barred from international travel by... Read more →