August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
...considers its potential for the future. The space community still relies on expendable launch systems that are ... technically possible. A Scorpion constructing a large, crewed communications hub in geostationary orbit. Enter the Scorpion The Scorpion...
October 2020
Open Source Space
... discover how similar constraints led to their inception. It is also interesting to explore how the environments, ecosystems and communities they stimulated are creating the synergies for open source systems to be applied to the space domain. Figure...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which has resulted in an increased interest within the international community as to how the use of space applications can support the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Living off...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
... provided the hardware on contract; the only privately-funded spacecraft were the satellites of the nascent space communications revolution. Today, of course, the NewSpace paradigm has shifted our perspective on space missions and we almost expect...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... characterisation data of an identified piece of debris. Lessons from Earth There are clear lessons for the space community to learn from the development of decommis- sioning in the energy sector Each of the aforementioned terrestrial industries has...
February 2021
Satellites are key to unlocking a better-connected world
... the capability to provide targeted capacity at high speeds. Kacific services enable access to high demand applications, such as community internet access and mobile backhaul, that will help stimulate socio-economic activity throughout the region...
