Picosatellite

A Glasgow-based startup is reducing the cost of access to space by offering "satellite kits" that make it easier for space enthusiasts, high schools and universities alike to build a small but functional satellite for as little as US$6,000.

SkyCube is a publicly funded space mission that allows contributors to broadcast short messages from space.

Interorbital Systems, a rocket and spacecraft construction company founded in 1996, is introducing the age of the Personal Satellite.