May 2022
Using space data to improve life on Earth
... in-orbit, but knowing that the data that these satellites collect is helping solve generational challenges like climate change, makes it even all the more appealing to prospective talent. Spire engineers build a satellite at the firm s Glasgow...
June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
... by extreme space weather should now be added to the lessons from COVID-19 and our ongoing attempts to combat climate change. It is my view that space weather events should be considered more seriously than ever before, especially in a world where...
14 June 2021
Space sector prepares for Sustainability Summit
...society, including the use of satellites for monitoring climate change, deforestation, illegal mining or fishing, and even tracking...role as a force for good in the global fight against climate change.” Daniel Smith, Interim Co-Chair of the SSLC and Founder...
March 2017
Space is open for business
... utilisation of space An ESA-developed water treatment system was chosen as one of the 100 top climate technologies at the latest UN climate change conference. It was developed for the remote station Concordia in Antarctica and it is being used right...
February 2022
A new legal system for space
... how the existing nation-state model could be improved. A good example might be the world’s ability to address climate change collectively, rather than as individual nations. Elements like national politics play a role in the way in which we deal...
September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
...with our planet’s environment 50 to 60 years ago when we could have taken actions to limit or avoid the levels of climate change we now face on Earth. We need to do everything we can do to avoid the same scenario in Earth orbit. The space environment...
