September 2018
Debris or not debris - is that the question?
..., in the broadest possible sense, the solutions thereto. All of this, in the sincere hope that the international community can together transcend the many entangled obstacles to arrive at global concerted action against an ever-growing debris...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
...and have an affirmative duty to not cause such suffering. States in violation would be subject to intervention by the international community. This would of course raise questions of how to prove that states were not complying with the responsibility...
November 2018
Connecting and collaborating for innovation
...demonstration project, conducted by the Satellite Applications Catapult in collaboration with the Scottish Government’s economic and community development agency for the north and west of Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and local National...
March 2019
Urgent action needed to avert space debris threat
... environment and RF spectrum. The SDA was founded by commercial satellite operators for the benefit of the satellite community. Mark represents Inmarsat at the SDA and is currently its Chairman. He is responsible for the operation of Inmarsat’s fleet...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... ushered in a new Space Age and the concept has been pioneered by entrepreneurial spacecraft operators, looking to provide communications to end users at low cost. This new commercial space environment focuses on cost minimisation and fast production...
May 2019
Wake-up call for debris creation in geostationary orbit
.... It proved a watershed year for geostationary orbit (GEO), the orbit that hosts the majority of our commercial communications satellites. Mark Hempsell explains why he believes the sustainability of our geostationary assets is now at risk. The first...
