February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... to Mars Space also plays a very significant role in Earth observation as well. When you speak about the Internet of Things, you need to have up to date and detailed maps of Earth and so on - and only satellites can do that...
June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
...a massive solar storm that destroys our satellites, the Internet, digital telecommunications networks and so on? Joseph Pelton sees ...grids, telecommunications systems and networks (including the Internet), as well as the control protection systems ...
May 2024
The challenges of satellite communications on the move
...broadcasts does not require ground antenna tracking. The Internet has further fuelled the demand for communications services ...users Users have become used to being able to access the Internet using their smart phones, including while mobile or ‘on the...
October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
... developed locations. In mountainous terrain, this promises more cost-effective access than satellite technology, with improved internet connectivity due to lower signal delay, which affects the time from user input to receipt of server response...
April 2020
Satellite mega-constellations pose threat to ground-based astronomy
... may be decided ‘on the fly’, depending on the prospects for commercial success. Among the dozen or so projects for Internet-related satellite constellations, we find those of Boeing and OneWeb, and a similar initiative being prepared by the Chinese...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
... places. This need for ubiquitous connectivity drives the development of large constellations of satellites for broadband internet and the Internet of Things. This trend has led to a more than tenfold increase in satellites launched over the past...
