May 2022
Multinational training for interplanetary spaceflight crews
... such languages on board the ISS, so Russian cosmonauts are taught English in readiness for real foreign language communication at the earliest stages of their training, even before their inclusion into the ISS crew. It should be understood...
October 2023
Using drones to test phased array antennas
... tracking of the satellite during fast manoeuvres, something that is essential for COTM applications. When a COTM antenna is communicating with a satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), the complexity of tracking increases...
23 October 2020
First 4G cellular network on the Moon to be built by Nokia
... in late 2022, say the firm. To start with, the initial proposed Nokia network would be restricted to proximity communications on the lunar surface, providing wireless network coverage around the landing module. This is likely to evolve to providing...
18 October 2019
Companies unite to reject SpaceX satellite plans
...30, 000 satellites as part of his company’s Starlink mega-constellation has provoked an outcry within the industry as satellite communication firms start lining up to complain to the FCC about the size of SpaceX’s intended space-borne internet system...
02 February 2018
Joe Pelton honoured for contribution to space safety
...over 300 articles in the field of space, satellite communications systems, future technologies and urban planning. His great ... Earth’s electronic grid, pipelines, satellites and communications and networking systems, including the Internet. ...
05 August 2016
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Games, Brought to You by Your Local Satellite
... an overseas sporting event without delay and in real time. Since then, the Olympic Games have relied on communications satellites for increased broadcasting of the Games' events. Today, the global audience of the Olympic Games is billions...
