Technology Quarterly | Satellites
The small and the many
Flocks of cheap little satellites could transform the space business
ROCKETS are the thrilling, spectacular bit of space flight. But without something useful to carry they are basically just fireworks. To get a sense of the new entrepreneurial approach to unearthly enterprise, start instead with the radical changes in what it takes to make a spacecraft.
This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline “The small and the many”
From the August 27th 2016 edition
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