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...
December 2018
Coffee roasting in space
... activities have been largely limited to satellites for communications, navigation systems and remote sensing. More ambitious ...thrusters. At the moment the CRC is not designed with communication to remotely control the vehicle as this will all be ...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
... only a modest awareness of how dependent our global society has become on space navigation systems, space-based communications, remote sensing, meteorological services, and even national defence systems. But as much as space systems do for us, there...
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...
