February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... tracked from Earth. As a result of the possibility of in–orbit inspection determining the cause of loss, this situation may change substantially in future. For the same reason, any exposure assessment would be much easier, leading potentially to the...
April 2021
Making space part of the everyday European agenda
...I used as a trigger to look deeper into what we do and change the way we work in ESA. This opened the door for us ...fragility of our planet. It also helps to predict climate change under various parameters like temperature increase and the melting of ...
June 2022
Finnish start-up ReOrbit aims to revolutionise space industry
... with multiple players entering the field, there needs to be a ramp-up on the exponential pace of technological change - which means changing the way satellites are built to meet the boundless demands of future missions. We need to exponentially...
October 2023
Using drones to test phased array antennas
... to other communication systems. This can also be applied for beam squint evaluation where the beam angle changes as a function of frequency. There is no doubt that phased array antennas will be crucial for the future of satellite communications...
October 2025
Software defined satellites and the ground segment
..., in real-time, as well as service new clients and regions as required. A software-defined satellite’s entire mission can be changed, giving operators ultimate freedom and flexibility. Not only does this provide satellite operators with a newfound...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
...technology, computer and communications networks, artificial intelligence, robotics and the ability to go into space, the rate of change in human civilization has increased exponentially. The ‘Super Month’ graphic compresses time since the age of the...
