How small satellites can help the US win the space race
November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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How small satellites can help the US win the space race
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Sending spacecraft into low Earth orbit could transform next-generation telecommunications, space exploration and national security. But that altitude - which begins roughly 60 miles above the planet's surface - is a fickle place due to atmospheric drag, and spacecraft would require a new kind of propul . . .
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How small satellites can help the US win the space race
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Sending spacecraft into low Earth orbit could transform next-generation telecommunications, space exploration and national security. But that altitude - which begins roughly 60 miles above the planet's surface - is a fickle place due to atmospheric drag, and spacecraft would require a new kind of propul . . .