Lost in space

By Douglas Fischer

Budget cuts, an aging satellite fleet threaten just how much we’ll be able to see from above

Excerpts from this story referencing "CubeSat":

"… offer hope. They are designing and launching miniature satellites, dubbed "CubeSats," that have a volume no bigger than a soda bottle and that weigh little m …"

"… er than a soda bottle and that weigh little more than a typical SLR camera.CubeSats today are hampered by limited capacity and remain for now little more tha …"

"… ential, said Andres Alfonso, co-founder of Sequoia Space, a Colombia-based CubeSat development company. The satellites, for instance, can be built for b …"