October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... large, as researchers, academics and entrepreneurs consider applications of space for addressing global issues like water scarcity, climate change and poverty, to name just three. At the same time, the renewal of great-power competition has expanded...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
...planet, allowing us to greatly slow the effects of climate change and restore biodiversity. It will also transform the way ... instead can evolve from the bottom up and adapt to changing circumstances. It supports the existing 1967 Outer Space Treaty (...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
...duties to employ space technology to mitigate human suffering. The situation is likely to be exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change as it leads to the displacement of people and communities. In this timely ‘conversational’ article, PJ Blount and...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... and non-state actors to address a range of global issues including preserving the environment, monitoring climate change, protecting biodiversity, enabling education, managing the weather, providing telemedicine services and managing agricultural...
08 December 2015
France and Germany Confirm Plans to Launch Methane Monitoring Satellite
... system. The project is currently six years behind schedule, but in statements made at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Brigitte Zypries (Germany's federal coordinator for German aerospace policy) and Thierry Mandon (French Research...
April 2021
Predicting dengue fever outbreaks from space
..., especially in regions with poor or non-existent ground monitoring. There is a clear need for this in Vietnam. Climate change, land-use change and water security are interrelated and have direct implications for public health and the...
