• Question: Whats the point of a folding satellite?

    Asked by Kowalski to Robson on 5 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Robson Witts

      Robson Witts answered on 5 Nov 2018:


      So for every 1 kilogram you send into space, you would expect to pay £10,000. So we make satellite equipment that is lighter so is cheaper to send to space. But you cannot do this by simply making it smaller. The structures need to go into space as a small and lightweight package, but once it is in space it needs to become bigger to be effective.

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