January 2023
Private space stations and NASA’s effort to re-invent itself
.... Instead, a totally new start-up with scientific expertise and enthusiasm - Axiom Space - won out in this process. Article 2 of the NASA Space Act Agreement, as ultimately agreed, spells out the “Purpose” of this partnership agreement. It explicitly...
February 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... is retired chief officer of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, space analyst and publicist of numerous space related articles (https://smid.one). He has been an advisor to several national and international working groups on space-related topics...
October 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... civil satellite surveillance capability. In this second article, he focuses on China’s military satellite surveillance... Air Force, space analyst and author of numerous space related articles (https://smid.one). He has been an advisor to several...
May 2024
The challenges of satellite communications on the move
... broadband Internet access via low Earth orbiting satellites for users on ships, aircraft or moving vehicles. This article discusses some of the challenges involved in providing ‘satcoms on the move’. Satellite communications systems have evolved...
May 2024
The universe in acrylics - an artist’s passion
... has inspired earthbound artists for decades - and the starry night for centuries before that. In this article, a British artist explains how she got into art and displays some of her recent creations. I love...
October 2024
Cinema and extraterrestrial archaeology
...tool for educational exploration of the risks that could weigh on the future of humanity. Editor’s note This article is an edited version of a more detailed paper entitled ‘Alien archaeology in science fiction cinema’, by the same authors , published...
