Clyde Space Takes Satellite, Component Ordering to the Web

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Internet shoppers can fill their virtual shopping carts with just about anything these days -even satellites. Clyde Space founder Craig Clark, whose Web site began in August offering satellite batteries, solar panels and kits to buy tiny satellites called cubesats, believes within two years customers will be able to buy both complete satellites and launch services by placing Internet orders. Clark believes the selection will continue to grow as satellites get smaller and their parts more standardized. Clyde Space launched its online market largely in response to people who wanted a rapid turnaround of cubesat subsystems. Cubesats, 10-centimeter cubes weighing 1 kilogram, were predicated on the idea of getting from inception to launch within 24 months.