April 2024
The promise of space-based LiDAR
... have paved the way for extensive applications in both the commercial and governmental sectors, ranging from military reconnaissance to global climate monitoring. They have effectively demonstrated a viable model of data transfer from ground to air...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... – on both the US and Russian sides – was routed in the technological advancements of World War II. Combined with the military nature of rocket technology, Wernher von Braun and his German rocket team spearheaded rocket development and...
October 2017
Saving geostationary orbit
...-broadcast TV and weather satellites, and for military missions including missile warning, signals intelligence and data...as the US chooses not to publish the orbital data for its military satellites in GEO. But this does not account for the majority ...
March 2019
Laying the foundations for cosmic habitation
... there is no need to provide for expenditures related to such line items as road construction or maintenance, agricultural complex, military upkeep and defence industry, security and protection of national borders, and many other items not necessary...
February 2021
The Space Monuments Men
...seven major documentaries on World War II and other military related projects. It was incredibly fulfilling, and some ..., Carl Vinson. It was a legendary affair with 8,000 military personnel on the deck of the aircraft carrier while Michigan State...
22 July 2022
Astraius plans horizontal rocket launch from Scotland in 2024
... the insurance market.” Huntsville-based Clark told ROOM that the global reach and flexibility of the C-17 military transporter aircraft would allow Astraius to offer an industry-leading capability for small satellite launches to LEO. “We will...
