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U.S. military Electron launch first test for York satellite

April 19, 2019 / SpaceNews / COLORADO SPRINGS and FREMONT, Calif. – Rocket Lab is preparing to launch in May three U.S. military satellites including the Army Harbinger mission as part of the Defense Department’s Rapid Agile Launch Initiative. Harbinger is designed to...

Plug-And-Play Spacecraft Take A Leap Forward

April 2, 1029 / Forbes / CubeSats have opened up low Earth orbit in ways that we couldn't have imagined since the first ones launched in 2003. They've ushered in a revolution of small spacecraft, each optimized to carry out a specific mission using small computer...

Firefly Aerospace and York Space Systems partner to provide integrated satellite solutions

October 10, 2018 / Space News / Las Cruces, NM - Small launch vehicle company Firefly Aerospace announced Oct. 10 it’s partnering with smallsat developer York Space Systems to offer customers a combined package of satellite and launch services. The agreement between...

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...

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...