UK innovation satellite TechDemoSat-1 passes design review(18/04/2011)
A technology demonstration satellite project part-funded by the UK’s national innovation agency is ready to start construction having passed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR). TechDemoSat-1 will function as a combined orbital testbed and showcase for some of UK industry’s most promising space technology, aimed at winning substantial international business in the future. It will give participating companies early flight heritage – lack of which is a traditional barrier to market acceptance.