November 2018
Purpose, promise and power – video from space
... updates. VHR monitoring, with video capability, at multiple times of day, will create new exciting opportunities in the geo-located big data world, benefitting customers in high-value and high-risk environments. The potential of night...
May 2019
Active debris removal faces legal minefield
... states to take the necessary measures to remove objects from low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) after the end of their missions. It has been suggested that the most cost-effective and efficient...
June 2019
Space industry prime directive
... 50 years since Apollo 11. Where do you think the next five decades will take us? Apollo served its geo-political imperative - which was to beat the Soviets - and in so doing established a legacy in terms of industries that grew...
July 2019
A reluctant American hero
..., Washington DC on 20 July 2009. Practical legacy The Apollo programme was also, of course, hugely important in terms of its geo-political consequences. The ‘Space Race’ was effectively won with the US landing of the first humans on the...
August 2019
Lessons from the Sun
... transported to Earth in the CME has a specific orientation. If the embedded CME field is opposite to Earth’s dipole, the geo-effects can be huge, especially for fast CMEs. The August 1972 event was ultra-fast, but...
September 2019
Expectations in a connected world
...-reaching impacts on other operators. It is important not only to gauge the potential impact on LEO, but also how GEO and MEO satellites might be affected. So how can we prevent large network disruptions? Much of it is down to legislation. Ultimately...
