Antares rocket failure pushes tiny satellite company to hitch ride with SpaceX

The various companies that had stuff sitting on the failed Orbital Sciences Antares rocket launch last month are busy looking for alternatives. One example is Planet Labs, which is best known for deploying dozens of tiny satellites from the International Space Station this year. The company lost 26 satellites in the explosion. But within nine days of the Oct. 28 event, Planet Labs had a partial backup plan—send two replacements last-minute on an upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. More

(Source: Phys.Org - Nov 26)