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State of Play

State of Play: Lasercom Key to Building Internet In Space

With major government and commercial programs poised to leverage lasercom, the technology is positioned to deliver the winning combo of high-bandwidth and low-latency needed to expand the internet…
May 2023
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In-Space Novel Propulsion Technologies

Change is coming to in-space propulsion. This edition of state of play looks at what’s happening with emerging technologies for nuclear, electric, and solar propulsion.
January 2023
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State of Play: SmallSats Go Back to the Future

Rockets go to space usually to put something there, like a camera or a radio housed in a satellite. This helps people see things or talk to other people around the world. Starting in about 2000, it…
August 2021
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On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing

Shrinking technology and lower costs have made on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (OSAM) is an area of emerging technology and growth in the space domain. This domain includes the use of…
April 2021
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Synthetic Aperture Radar

In this issue of State of Play, emerging synthetic aperture radar technologies in the start-up domain and commercial marketplace are investigated and two key players compared.
February 2021
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