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...
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...
June 2019
Does the speed of light change with time?
...’s most expensive clock - the European Space Agency is investing US$50 million in this experiment - will benefit the physics community as it will also be used to test the uncertainty of the gravitational red-shift measurement and the possible drift...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... situational awareness (SSA); the difficulty is to overcome the present strict data exchange restrictions imposed by the defence community. One way forward is for the space surveillance actors, both civilian and military, to share their information...
