Anticipating increased demand, York Space Systems plans to increase the production of S-Class satellites—satellites with a payload of 85 kilograms or less—to as many as 50 units per year by 2020. According to York Executive Chairman Chuck Beames, it currently takes approximately one year to assemble a satellite.
Posted by Jeffrey Richmond
Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.
