January 2019
Space for Art – Love letter to Earth
...imagine rockets, stars and travelling to faraway as-yet unexplored places. In reality, we are also looking for the connection back to ourselves - to home. There is no better example of this than the ‘Earthrise’ moment experienced by the Apollo 8 crew...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... satellite platform before it went back to the control centre for assessment. Furthermore, ‘telemedicine vehicles’ were connected to local hospitals through ICT to conduct the necessary tests on the residents who received remote medical assistance...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
...manage the movement and monitoring of people and the tracking of infected patients. Satellite communications enabled doctors to connect with patients virtually and assisted in the drone delivery of emergency medical supplies. And as the tragic events...
October 2023
The impact of weather on Ka-band frequencies
... are more compact, often easier to install and maintain, and more cost effective. This opens up satellite connectivity to new markets and applications. Historically, higher frequencies have also tended to be less congested than lower frequency...
October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
... creative thinking in terms of human space travel and settlement plans. The project also examines the multisensory connections with related brain activities and physical changes including balance, spatial orientation, and cognitive functions. With...
31 October 2016
Swarm constellation helps figure out why satellites lose their GPS signal
...scientists now know why satellites sometimes lose their GPS connection - thunderstorms. These ‘thunderstorms’ appear in the ... a direct link between these storms and the loss of connection to GPS,” said Claudia Stolle from the GFZ research centre...
