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Charles Beames at Asteroid Day 2018
June 30, 2018 – Charles Beames, Executive
Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer at York Space Systems, speaks at Asteroid Day 2018.
Why the Pentagon Thinks Small Satellites Can Solve Big Problems
May 22, 2018 / Popular Mechanics / The U.S. military's old way of thinking about satellites goes something like this: Pack as much technology as humanly possible onto every spacecraft because they are so expensive. Strap that big satellite onto a rocket. Once the...
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To find small asteroids that could hit Earth, private foundation embraces small satellites
May 22, 2018 / Science / Last week, an asteroid the size of Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza whizzed by Earth, missing it by half the distance to the moon. The concern that we may one day not be so lucky has long preoccupied the B612 Foundation, a private organization in...
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Asteroid Institute Announces Program with York Space Systems
May 10, 2018 / B616 Foundation / Silicon Valley, CA – The Asteroid Institute, a program of the B612 Foundation, has announced a new collaboration with York Space Systems to explore a data-gathering constellation of satellites for a new asteroid tracking system. In...
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York Space Systems and RUAG Space Partner for Complete Space Deployment Solution
April 18, 2018 /Space News/ Colorado Springs – York Space Systems, a Denver-based satellite manufacturer, announced plans April 18 to work with Swiss satellite and rocket component supplier Ruag Space on payload adapters for its satellites. “We’ve worked with York on...
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Rocket Lab just got a leg up on the race to launch tiny satellites
April 17, 2018 /CNN Money/ York Space Systems announced Tuesday that it signed a contract with Rocket Lab, a California and New Zealand-based startup that aced its first-ever orbital launch in January. The companies plan to streamline and reduce the cost of getting a...
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