November 2017
Geospatial maritime solutions
... cost-efficient way to provide global coverage. Timeliness and persistence in global coverage are mandatory to provide the insight to react to changes before it’s too late. Who and what are the main space-based players and...
September 2017
Australia’s unique space history
Port Adelaide Right on the doorstep of the International Astronautical Congress, the South Australian Aviation Museum (SAAM) at Port Adelaide offers a small display of British and Australian sounding rockets launched at Woomera, together with a good...
February 2018
Are we asking the right questions about space debris?
.... This monitoring process provides both a quantitative accounting of potential near misses that should not be ignored and insights that might enable new remediation options (such as JCA and JADR). It is hoped that the results from...
March 2018
Zero gravity and the human heart
During extended flights in Earth orbit, on an interplanetary trajectory or in orbits around other planets where normal gravitational forces disappear, the body enters a state of weightlessness or zero-g, allowing astronauts and objects to float ...
April 2018
Climate monitoring and the need for open access to global environmental satellite data
... data sharing Examining the history of space and meteorological agencies in countries around the world provides some insight into these mysteries. Historically, economic arguments have been central in data sharing policy decisions. Data sales...
May 2018
Space safety – the problem with dual hatting
... with no program responsibilities because that person would be unlikely to have sufficient programme knowledge to provide useful insight and could slow the program’s progress.’ The only reason a regulator would have inadequate programme knowledge...
