January 2020
Apollo girl - camaraderie and discrimination in the Apollo era
... obtained a reassignment. No longer a ‘girl’ After 12 years at Goddard, I became a programme manager in the Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (OSTDS). Now in my 30s, I was no longer a ‘girl’, but I was the only female engineer in the division...
June 2020
Titan’s evolving atmosphere
..., exhibiting a large variety in strength, width and seasonality. However, simulations of global wind patterns based on wind speed data taken by the Huygens probe have suggested that Titan’s atmosphere circulates in one single enormous cell. As warm...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... flood disaster in April 2020. Following detailed observation planning, a satellite can be used to monitor a disaster’s evolution, record data and transmit it to the ground for analysis and fast report response. Members may intervene to assist in the...
February 2021
Satellites are key to unlocking a better-connected world
... traffic requires a dynamic solution and satellite connectivity is more critical than ever to improve emergency response, manage data and surging video traffic volumes. The development of flexible, affordable and efficient satellite backhaul can help...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
... behaviour. It also encompasses machine learning (ML), which is based on the capability for machines to automatically ‘learn’ from previous data and improve their accuracy over time without being directly programmed. Thus, AI and ML are reshaping our...
October 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... the sake of clarity, a clear distinction is maintained between civil and military satellite surveillance, although remote sensing data from satellites is often dual-use and so in reality the distinction is never fully clear. MILITARY REMOTE SENSING...
