June 2017
Spaceplane rationale - a new way of thinking
...extraordinary situation that space transportation has reached can be explained by looking at the history of spaceflight. The first satellites in the 1950s were launched using converted ballistic missiles, as these were the first objects able to reach...
April 2021
Predicting dengue fever outbreaks from space
... of the spatial variation of meteorological parameters, which may vary significantly at the local scale. Many high-quality satellite EO data products are available for free and systematic collection, which also enables scalability of the solution...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
... refuelling infrastructure, both chemical and electrical. Planning in-orbit servicing and maintenance missions is difficult as the original satellites were never designed to be maintained. SBSP will be designed for this and help to pave the way for...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... associated with disasters are lack of energy, communications and night-time illumination so, once again, solar power satellites could potentially provide affordable power to enable these crucial relief elements. SBSP thus represents a clean energy...
21 September 2018
Net to capture space junk passes debut debris collection
... its intended environment. The project's aim is quite simply; point the satellite at a piece of space junk, fire a net at it, capture ... Station to test its effectiveness, the 100 kilogram satellite did just that. It successfully deployed its onboard ...
10 January 2019
Successful launch of formation-flying microsatellite constellation
... Canadian CanX-4/CanX-5 mission. “We have developed compact, low-cost formation flying technology that no other small satellite developer can credibly offer,” said SFL Director Dr. Robert E. Zee. Precise formation flying is critical to the HawkEye...
