January 2020
Discipline - a formula for success in the Earth observation market EO sector
... data centres are only now comprehending the scope of what is being asked of them. Many are in scramble mode, moving at light speed to acquire the personnel, equipment and capacity that will allow them to become what...
April 2020
Plasma Clipper - opening the age of sail, in space travel
... water downwind on the keel to provide the reaction force. However, by capitalising on this idea but tweaking the mode of thrust, researchers are now looking at solutions that could dramatically decrease journey times through the solar...
July 2020
Covid-19 infects global space community
... Space Agency (ESA) announced on 24 March that it was putting four of its science missions into “temporary standby” mode to reduce the number of controllers required at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC). Although ESA resumed operations...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
... and exploitation remains to be seen. While they are based on an open platform and transparency, what are the modes for dispute resolution? In essence, these are simply bilateral understandings between NASA and the space agency...
October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
... demonstrated several breakthrough features, such as the use of hollow cathodes, high voltage and low current operational modes and optimised propellant injection mechanisms. HTS can be applied to other EP technologies which also require the use...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
... deactivated. How many satellites up there are really faking their demise and, in fact, have war-reserve modes that can be activated later? And how about faking a satellite’s ‘death’ by purposely blowing up part of it to create a debris...
