May 2022
China’s international collaboration in space: an evolving approach from the Middle Kingdom
... it, undeniably gives these other countries more options. Rather than having only three global satnav constellations (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo), countries like Cambodia can now choose from four. More bargaining power for...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
... for targeting missile and drone attacks. First into the field was the Global Positioning System (GPS), the Americans building in a system that would enable only the military to access its highest-grade positioning...
April 2025
Life in the Sun’s atmosphere - the looming threat of solar storms
...remains limited,” he admitted. “There’s a knowledge gap. Many businesses don’t even realise how dependent they are on GPS and satellite communications until something goes wrong.” Despite our increasing dependence on digital infrastructure, the world...
13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... institutional launches per year. The EU, for example, is launching a navigation satellite system, Galileo, similar to the U.S GPS system, that requires 24 operational satellites (plus in-orbit spares), which should guarantee a continuing demand for...
13 March 2015
ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher
... degrees west longitude — the IXV will perform a series of banking maneuvers to slow down, using inertial and GPS navigation to aim for the landing point. The rolls are similar to maneuvers used by re-entering space shuttles...
08 July 2015
James Yoder’s Stuff in Space: what orbits Earth in real time & the problem of junk
... Library. Even a relative space novice, someone who doesn’t know what the difference between Glonass and GPS is, is immediately struck by just how things have gotten around Earth after decades of human space activity. As space...
