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...
March 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...
April 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...
May 2019
Active debris removal faces legal minefield
... is arguable that such a choice amounts to tacit consent. Regarding space debris, there is a debate in the legal academic community as to whether it falls, or should fall, under the definition of ‘space object’ It has been said that consent is a well...
June 2019
Space industry prime directive
... & mathematics] education in the country to promote an interest in exploration among the youth of the nation. Then, in the area of communications, look at how they bring along the public so that they’re excited about each step in the evolutionof...
