October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... duties to employ space technology to mitigate human suffering. The situation is likely to be exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change as it leads to the displacement of people and communities. In this timely ‘conversational’ article, PJ Blount...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... numerous other tasks. In addition, satellites are used to manage and mitigate natural disasters, monitor the Earth’s climate and well-being and provide information for national security. In short, without satellite data, the lives...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... and non-state actors to address a range of global issues including preserving the environment, monitoring climate change, protecting biodiversity, enabling education, managing the weather, providing telemedicine services and managing agricultural...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
... much energy production, mining and heavy industry off the planet, allowing us to greatly slow the effects of climate change and restore biodiversity. It will also transform the way we think about our own humanity and...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... at large, as researchers, academics and entrepreneurs consider applications of space for addressing global issues like water scarcity, climate change and poverty, to name just three. At the same time, the renewal of great-power competition has...
08 December 2015
France and Germany Confirm Plans to Launch Methane Monitoring Satellite
... assessment system. The project is currently six years behind schedule, but in statements made at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Brigitte Zypries (Germany's federal coordinator for German aerospace policy) and Thierry Mandon (French...
