October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
.... Credit: ESA/A.Van Der Geest Florescence Explorer (FLEX1)—a proposed three-year mission—that will globally monitor the steady-state chlorophyll fluorescence in terrestrial vegetation; and CarbonSat2—a proposed 3 to 5 year mission—that will measure...
October 2016
Project MOONWALK
...the astronaut can control the rover, and the rover can monitor the movements and pose of the astronaut, without the need...the MOONWALK approach could even be used by athletes or to monitor the health of elderly people. EVA Information System (EVAIS) ...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
...of this policy being the Atlantic Satellite Constellation and monitoring space debris. Is Portugal looking to specialise in terms... way because the sheer scale makes it impossible to monitor such an extensive marine environment with boats or aircraft....
August 2018
Earth observation game-changer
... from the ICEYE constellation will find application in urban planning, tracking port activity, sea ice monitoring, environmental monitoring and agricultural applications. Although not aiming for the highest possible resolution due to the physical...
April 2024
The promise of space-based LiDAR
... aerial remote sensing to space-based Earth observation has demonstrated significant success in other aspects of Earth monitoring Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) offers a unique advantage in that it enables remote sensing by actively illuminating...
October 2024
Off-Earth risks to the human skeleton
... pelvis and legs in grams. BMC is not applicable or intended for diagnosing osteoporosis, but it is applicable for case monitoring for scientific research purposes. The astronauts’ BMC loss is greater in the skeleton areas bearing large gravitational...
