April 2025
Racing to the Moon
...the signals past the Moon to Earth. Apparently, China is considering exploiting Queqiao or a replacement to support a human landing on the ...to send astronauts to the Moon. Moreover, China’s exploits are not only about image: China uses its spacefaring...
September 2025
AI cybersecurity - challenges in space
... vulnerabilities. The inability to intervene swiftly can provide adversaries with a wider window of opportunity to exploit AI vulnerabilities or escalate an attack. Unlike terrestrial IT systems, physical access to operational space assets for...
15 December 2021
ExoMars discovers large amounts of hidden water in Mars’ Grand Canyon
... abilities of TGO’s instruments in enabling us to ‘see’ below Mars’ surface – and reveals a large, not-too-deep, easily exploitable reservoir of water in this region of Mars.” The team's study, “The evidence for unusually high hydrogen abundances...
July 2014
View from Inmarsat: the search for MH370 and using satellites for safety
... are now fitted with FANS-capable avionics. This is clearly a significant increase, though more needs to be done to exploit further the potential of FANS. The industry has been looking for a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution...
December 2014
MAVEN and the evolution of Mars
... places and their resources. Earlier in modern human history there were new continents to be found, occupied and exploited. In the 20th century these destinations began to spread beyond the Earth with the Apollo missions to the...
December 2014
Space for Earth: How ESA wants to use lessons learned above on the ground
... and end-user interviews, was performed to identify the most promising energy sub-sectors and space exploitation possibilities. Already-available or planned EO products and missions (such as those within the ongoing Copernicus programme and...
