How Small Satellites Can Change Space Science?
Hello reader! An interesting press release in English titled "How Small Satellites Can Change Space Science?" was posted on 08/08 in SciELO in Perspective Blog . See below. Duda Falcão How Small Satellites Can Change Space Science? Por Julliane Silveira, scientific journalist, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil August 8, 2017 - 16:35 What do Coca-Cola, Google and Samsung have in common? All of them is investing in the smallsat business. Smallsat is a denomination given to satellites that range from the size of a kitchen fridge to the size of tennis balls. Or even less. They always have a wet mass (including fuel) below 500 kg. It´s not just the miniaturization of electronics but also their accompanying reliability, performance and smaller costs that make smallsats a good option to improve phone calls, internet and GPS signals around the world, among other services. Some specialists say smallsats are supposed to change the way science can be do