https://spacewatch.global/tag/abep/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:11:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/abep/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/kongsberg-nanoavionics-bus-tapped-for-kreios-spaces-vleo-orbital-demonstrator/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76182 Kongsberg NanoAvionics will supply a modified MP42 microsatellite bus for Kreios Space's Very Low Earth Orbit demonstrator, the first orbital test of an air-breathing electric propulsion system. CEO Atle Wøllo told SpaceWatch.Global how the platform's attitude control and mass properties are being reworked to survive aerodynamic torques at altitudes between 150 and 300 km.]]>