August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
..., SPOT 1 was tasked with acquiring the first 10 m images after the explosion of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. SPOT 1 demonstrated one of the main benefits of commercial remote sensing for intelligence missions: that it can...
February 2018
Journey of inspiration
... time. They always included me and my sisters in the activities they enjoyed. Mom sewed our clothes, macramed plant hangers, made pottery and hooked rugs; and Dad taught us how to boat and water ski, and...
March 2021
iPhone moment for the Earth observation industry
... work (SatelliteVu), monitor the spread of wildfires (ConstellR, OroraTech) and enhance predictions of crop yields and plant health (ScanWorld). Data sources Several hundred satellites from many different manufacturers are already up in space taking...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... experiments have been conducted onboard the ISS to understand the effects of microgravity, such as flame formation, bacteria/plant growth and astronaut biology, while cargo transfer to the ISS can be performed easily with existing launch...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
... goods such as cars, household items and watches, and infrastructure such as ships, oil fields and power plants are more and more often connected. The sensors they embody generate a vast amount of information that...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
...project which uses a heterogenic system out of bioreactors, plant compartments and human crew to create a closed ecological ... other but have their origins in different kingdoms (e.g. plants, bacteria etc), their reactions and adaptations to changes ...
