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TERRAN ORBITAL.
- Source :
- TIME Magazine; 7/3/2023, Vol. 202 Issue 1/2, p52-53, 2p, 1 Color Photograph
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- A pioneer in the field of small satellites, Terran has established a robotic assembly facility that dramatically slashes production timelines. TIME 100 Companies Innovators Not a lot of people paid attention on Nov. 13, 2022, when the microwave-oven-size Capstone spacecraft began orbiting the moon. And the company hopes to prevent orbital litter: its earth-orbiting satellites are designed to re-enter the atmosphere and vaporize at the end of their useful lives. [Extracted from the article]
- Subjects :
- MICROSPACECRAFT
ROBOTIC assembly
ELLIPTICAL orbits
LUNAR orbit
SPACE stations
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0040781X
- Volume :
- 202
- Issue :
- 1/2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- TIME Magazine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 164444898