07 November 2019
SSTL ships target satellite to Tokyo for Astroscale’s ELSA-d mission
... technologies. The ELSA-d Target satellite was designed and manufactured by SSTL in Guildford UK and incorporates S Band communications, GPS positioning, and a 3-axis control system. It will also fly an HD camera and lighting to record the capture...
31 January 2020
First images of new solar telescope produces most detailed images of the Sun
... satellite communications and bring down power grids, causing long-lasting blackouts and disabling technologies such as GPS. This first images from NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope show a close-up view of the sun's surface, which...
28 April 2020
Free live webinars for the small space sector during COVID-19 pandemic
... brands or establishments of all categories (commerce, administration, culture, etc.) for make them geolocalisable and navigable via a GPS system. - Phil Cooper (Account Lead EMEA @Amazon Web Services (AWS) Ground Station) An established business...
13 July 2020
Gilmour Space completes 110-second mission duration hybrid rocket engine test fire
... the domain of big governments and space agencies, already provide vital services such as broadband internet, communications, GPS, and support almost every sector of the economy, including Defence. "With space now opening up to commercial players...
15 December 2020
NOAA launches Crowdsourcing competition for better forecasting of magnetic field
... magnetic modelling knowledge and applications. “This is an area where we need input and insight from the crowd.” GPS provides accurate point locations, but it does not provide pointing directions. Therefore, the absolute directional information...
08 January 2023
Spaceflight
... series with one broad overview of a subject (spaceflight) and one more focused review of a specific space application (GPS). Many authors would baulk at the notion of presenting the topic of ‘spaceflight’ in 200 small format pages and...
