19 May 2021
Nigeria appoints new space agency head
... and two remote sensing satellites. Prior to his appointment as Director-General, Dr Shaba was the Director of Strategic Space Applications of the agency. He is a distinguished scientist and has already contributed significantly to the development...
01 April 2025
The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space will Change Our World
... on which to build and dangerous hazards to avoid”. After the obligatory potted history, the book gets down to space applications, space law and what the author terms “outlaws” (you can fill in the names…). In some ways, the...
September 2019
Expectations in a connected world
... refuse to actively manage this vital and critical environment. Moreover, if the exponential growth of near space applications and the use of specialised frequencies is simply allowed to go unchecked, we are in danger of making specialised missions...
December 2018
Coffee roasting in space
... infrared ear thermometers. It is likely most people do not even know these were originally transferred from space applications. Space is no longer unimaginable and unattainable, it is something people can experience and see for themselves and so the...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellite, courtesy AFSPC. About the author Gerard Brachet is a consultant on space policy issues and space applications, and was until 2015 a research associate at Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS) in Paris...
November 2019
Space kaleidoscope - towards a genuine multi-messenger exploration
... with technical aviation background. She has provided strategic advice to government agencies and private industry on space applications and commercial human spaceflight. Dr Langston holds a PhD in the History & Philosophy of Science; a JD with...
