March 2015
SERC wants us all to get to grips with space junk
... of the US but, consistent with this mission, the USAF usually seeks to leverage its space data for space environment protection. This policy results in a vast amount of space debris data flowing into the public domain, principally through Joint...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
... exchanging information on their satellites with the owners and operators of other satellites, along the lines of the Space Data Association (SDA), and it is important to have contact information readily available for emergency situations. Yet the...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
..., first in the US and now in Europe and worldwide, such as Satellogic in Argentina [4] and NorStar Space Data in Canada. Their ambition is to develop and operate space systems and services with disruptive commercial objectives. Rise of NewSpace New...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
... carbon footprints as envisaged by SDG 7. Finally, participants identified the need for capacity building and knowledge sharing on space data for energy at regional and local levels which should be pursued to inspire energy reforms in both public and...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... as cyberattacks on satellites or strategic threats like the jamming of communication signals. In order to do this, SDA integrates space data with other defence and intelligence domains. The development of smaller and smaller satellites has resulted...
February 2018
CubeSats changing the landscape for ‘app’ developers
.../number-of-apps-available-in-leading-app-stores/ .[Accessed: 15- Sep- 2017]. 1 “CCSDS.org - The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)”, Ccsds.org, 2017. [Online]. Available: http://www.ccsds.org. [Accessed: 15- Sep- 2017]. 1 “OPS...
