05 June 2019
UK government backs ambitious space plans
... Space Framework. Science Minister Chris Skidmore said: "As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, these announcements demonstrate the UK government’s commitment to space. Satellite technology is crucial to our daily lives...
March 2015
Satellite technology in newsgathering and disaster coverage
.... When satellite was a game-changer News organisations were using satellites to move video as far back as the moon landings. This became more routine in the 70s, and the words “via satellite” superimposed over a major news...
March 2015
Sowing a new dream
... care of her. But it seems she doesn’t need any help.” Neil Armstrong famously said during his moon landing, “That’s one small step for a man…One giant leap for mankind.” But I also feel that...
November 2019
Cosmo’s adventures in animated edutainment
... 1956) or something seemingly impossible that can be convincingly portrayed. We know that just like the Apollo 11 Moon landing, the strongest motivation for a generation comes in seeing the impossible, not just dreaming about it. Still, we can...
January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
... stars at the speed of thought, urges us to go there in reality. And whenever we make a great new leap like the Moon landings, we elevate humanity, bring people and nations together, usher new discoveries and new technologies.” Stephen Hawking...
05 August 2016
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Games, Brought to You by Your Local Satellite
... a century, satellites have been vital in transmitting live video content from globally important events, such as the moon landings, the World Cup, the Olympics. The first commercial geostationary satellite, Syncom-3, transmitted the world's first...
