May 2019
Unlocking the full potential of Earth observation
...create a global network of data relay satellites. The satellites would ‘relay’ data between each other before routing it to the ground, much as cell towers route data on Earth. With a fully scaled data relay network, EO satellites could have constant...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
..., the sharing of information on national space activities and national space policies. Artist’s view of three Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), the ISS and Hubble Space Telescope orbiting Earth. States, agencies, organisations and/or private...
January 2020
Apollo girl - camaraderie and discrimination in the Apollo era
...of the first ever space-based communications system. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) would consist of a constellation of geosynchronous satellites and associated ground facilities, providing global tracking, telemetry and command...
June 2018
Striding through space
... forward, and in fact he was cocked over so that the high-gain antenna could point at the Tracking Data Relay Satellite with data and television. So that’s why from his perspective, I’m canted at that angle,” McCandless explained, pointing at his...
31 December 2018
Spaceplane Hermes: Europe’s dream of independent manned spaceflight
... escape systems, along with details of the thermal protection system and proposed communications segment via the data relay satellite (DRS). The book is illustrated with colour photos and line drawings and benefits from a 10-page abbreviation...
