August 2016
Space stations - drivers of cooperation
Compared to routine operations in low Earth orbit, the allure of interplanetary exploration is almost irresistible. Ultimately, space stations like the ISS are an essential building block and training ground for future interplanetary exploration. ...
September 2016
Transforming US space policy
... capabilities over time. Weather is one area increasingly explored by private industry with new space efforts in imagery, GPS Radio Occultation and hyperspectral sensing. ASRA provides authority and funding for DoD to start a pilot programme...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
... this first military-led step before arriving at the civil Earth observation satellites, along with the GPS satellites and the telecom satellites, all of which have revolutionised daily life on Earth. With programmes like...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
...And they provide a broad spectrum of capabilities, such as multispectral and hyperspectral imagery, weather data collection, GPS radio occultation and video. With the boom in smallsats comes an increasing demand for launch opportunities. The ...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... are operating in GEO. Most of the rest are either in LEO or in the medium Earth orbits (MEOs) used by GPS and other global navigation satellite constellations. Spatial density of orbital debris vs. altitude in Low Earth orbits. Orbital...
April 2017
Sky-fi dawn of the space internet era
... weight, making them easier to manufacture and cheaper to launch. They will include state-of-the-art onboard GPS sensors and on-board propulsion systems to help avoid orbital debris and for end of life disposal. The...
