April 2018
Climate monitoring and the need for open access to global environmental satellite data
..., there are still gaps in our ability to adequately monitor climate change The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) had made all of its archived data freely available as of 1998, and gradually increased...
June 2018
Space 2080 a future perspective
...purely private interests - gave rise to unexpected opposition by ‘citizens of the world’. These very people prohibited the exploitation of the Moon by classifying it as a ‘world heritage’ site. The combined effect of the movement for the preservation...
June 2018
Archaeologist of the future
... enthusiasm, who in turn enables him to achieve his vision. Once the goal is attained, economic and military exploitation can start. The story-tellers stands on the new shore, looks further to the horizon, and imagines...
July 2018
A moment in space and time
..., in reality, the foundation of geopolitics is more like a ‘law of the jungle’ based on the development of weapons and exploitation of resources. Perhaps, space is to face the same future? “The essence of Asgardia is peace in space and the prevention...
July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
... growth predictions are almost exclusively focusing upon LEO, an area of space already under strain from over exploitation. Considering that, upon the passing of the SIA, the UK Government declared it to be “the most modern piece of space...
August 2018
Monitoring marine litter by satellite
...or larger for specific identification. Image processing techniques are then applied to detect anomalies in the scene, also exploiting colour-aided contrast techniques. An approach based on high resolution imaging offers the best chances to detect and...
