August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... a piece of untainted, dark sky will become significantly harder. Moreover, it is not just optical astronomy that faces disruption from the operation of these very large constellations. While the frequencies used in radio astronomy enjoy projection...
October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
... also feature prominently in the roadmaps of the aviation and marine industries. However, despite their potential to enable disruptive technologies for space applications, their importance in this context has not yet been widely considered and...
March 2021
Campuses, clusters and a leading force in UK space
... on campus, they are also utilising STFC’s networks, programmes and facilities to apply space technology in new ways to disrupt markets. STFC are facilitators in making this happen as they bring clusters together and provide funding to test...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
... occurring for the last few decades (for example, Russia’s use of GPS and satellite jammers to try to disrupt space communications during the recent conflict in eastern Ukraine had a major impact on the establishment of the US Space...
