July 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
... owner/ operation notification. The CubeSat launches involved multiple owners and operators, including the US Government, educational and commercial entities, each depending on JSpOC tracking and analysis at varying degrees for mission success. Just...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
... responders. Data is increasingly important to the developing world; access to the internet can provide medical expertise, education and resource management. Space services can provide communications services without the requirement for extensive...
December 2014
India joins the major league with the Mars Orbiter Mission
...-2, with a lander and rover. As a whole, India has benefited from its space programme, especially in fields such as education, health, disaster warning, coastal management, mapping and agriculture. Thanks to the space programme and its Indian...
December 2014
Asteroid Redirect Mission: preparing for Mars in deep space
... sensing and in situ instruments. Involvement and support from ground-based science teams would be invaluable for educating the astronauts on the best samples to obtain for further study. Newly developed tools and instruments will...
December 2014
Finding NEO
..., with the US National Science Foundation supporting the telescope and site facility construction, data management system, education and public outreach components, and with the Department of Energy supporting the camera fabrication. The construction...
March 2015
SERC wants us all to get to grips with space junk
... ever more innovative solutions as new challenges erupt, the CRC has a strong focus on, and dedicated investment in, educating and training the next generation of space scientists, and on building robust and sustainable links between participating...
