February 2021
Why flat panel antennas remain a challenge
... needs flat panel antennas (FPA). Space is often at a premium in comms-on-the-move environments, so flat panels are naturally an attractive option and the potential is huge. A report issued last year by Northern Sky Research forecasts cumulative...
March 2021
Data may be the new oil... but its real value is in actionable information
... and feedbacks in our ecosystems, we now have the ability to get inside both the biophysical process loops of natural responses and design cycles of anthropogenic policy decisions. We can see subtle changes in surface properties by their persistence...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... 100 km up at the internationally recognized Kármán line.” The nature of the experience offered by Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic means...until now, there has been no real need to evaluate the nature of what it is to be an astronaut. The media has ...
November 2025
Vantage Vigil - Europe’s first operational space weather mission nears approval
... grids, aviation and communications. Riding a storm What makes Vigil different from past missions is its operational nature. Unlike science-focused missions, Vigil is built for durability and responsiveness. “It’s a weather station that has to work...
October 2026
Redefining the edge of the solar system
... planets: planetary-mass bodies that roam interstellar space unbound to any star. The existence of such objects is a natural consequence of planet formation. Young planetary systems are chaotic arenas where gravitational encounters can eject planets...
November 2026
Seeing Earth differently - The Dorothy Project and its search for the Overview Effect
... 800 days in orbit across six missions, has described how borders disappear from space, leaving only natural features. Most recently, the astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission, returning to Earth in April 2026 after the first...
