January 2019
Smallsat revolution and AI kick-start nascent EO big data market
... become critical in developing accurate and reliable solutions to drive market adoption. EO is one of the fastest growing satellite applications. The smallsat revolution has enabled many new players to launch new lower-cost constellations backed...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
...by the geostationary orbit, the highest orbit used for satellite applications, is 268 billion cubic kilometres, which makes the...the perfect condition for high-speed collisions. Satellite servicing includes several operations: transportation, life ...
July 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
... support, which has further benefited its business; and recently the company secured funding from the Satellite Applications Catapult at Harwell Oxford to help it to construct a demonstration version of its product. Since joining the ESA BIC Harwell...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... played a vital role in facilitating collaboration between healthcare centres and authorities in Wuhan and Shantou. Satellite applications were employed to facilitate tasks carried out by care centres to deliver adequate responses. Healthcare centres...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
...services need to move on from on-premise, and their associated costs and added value. Cloud computing via satellite applications (Source: NSR). The three cloud service models as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology - Software...
July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
...a revival of interest in nitrous oxide as a rocket propellant. Research on nitrous oxide as a propellant for small satellite applications started at the University of Surrey, UK, in 1998, focusing primarily on investigations into low-cost resistojets...
