31 October 2016
Swarm constellation helps figure out why satellites lose their GPS signal
...or no ionised material and it is these bubbles that disturb the GPS signals. Rapid changes in the ionosphere tend to happen close to ... problem. With this new knowledge, engineers can improve future GPS systems to limit signal losses. “What we see here...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
... grow. Over half of this ($123 billion) is made up of satellite services, with ground equipment some $60 billion (including GPS receivers), satellite manufacturing some $15 billion, and the launch industry some $6 billion. Most of this represents the...
June 2019
Solar superstorms and their effects on Earth
...high-voltage power grids and electrical systems, affect GPS signal reception and produce radiation effects on aircraft avionics...most important communication tools, the Global Positioning System (GPS). Much has been done to address the recommendations ...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
...over potential targets; and the Global Positioning System (GPS) for accurate weapons delivery. Currently, there are thousands...the last few decades (for example, Russia’s use of GPS and satellite jammers to try to disrupt space communications during ...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... camera’, developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute, that can be swallowed by patients; dementia-tracking slippers which use GPS, and technology developed for space travel used for breast screening vans. ESA’s development of space suits...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
... developed for the first Salyut space stations. Reaction Engines’ Skylon spaceplane. So while we marvel at applications like GPS, gawp as rockets power into the cosmos and admire the astronauts and the work they do, perhaps...
