August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
... (although not all) technological obstacles tend to disappear or to be of less crucial importance for the design of space and ground systems. Second, comparing support from the web industry in the 1990s with today gives a clear indication of the...
February 2018
CubeSats changing the landscape for ‘app’ developers
... Section at ESOC, where his team is is focussed on mission data systems for CubeSats. Mehran has an interest in introducing modern software and system engineering paradigms to the ground systems domain of space missions. Dr Mario Merri, has been with...
14 December 2018
Harris Corporation successfully launches its first smallsat
... of launching HSAT. The company is adapting technologies used in its high-performance sensors and payloads, satellite ground systems, and advanced data analytics capabilities for smallsat platforms to safely leverage NewSpace benefits for critical...
02 August 2020
SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission ends with a splash
...final test flight and is providing data on the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking, splashdown, and recovery operations. Crew Dragon Endeavour will return back to SpaceX’s Dragon...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... of this satellite cost may be spent on the assembly integration and test process - although ESA’s current European Ground Systems Common Core programme aims to reduce this number by developing a common infrastructure to support space...
June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
...) engineers control spacecraft in orbit, manage the global tracking station network, and design and build the ground systems that support missions in space. Recent external contracts commissioned by ESA predominantly focused on raising awareness and...
