October 2020
Pandemic impacts - the state of the ground segment
... is larger than ever before, all of it delivered to the ground via ground station systems. With this increase in space data volume the concomitant risk of cyberattack has also grown and this is a serious, undeniable threat that...
06 March 2020
Space set to generate 15,000 high-level new green jobs
... capability farm machinery retrofitters Natural disaster hotspot monitoring consultants Space data traffic control operatives Space data emissions reduction professionals Earth observation shipping navigators Solar power transmission technicians The...
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...
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...
