October 2017
Managing air and space traffic from orbit
... in full coverage of airspace and near space, especially over the high seas and polar regions. But a new technology may be able to fill this gap. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) started investigating the possibility of receiving...
January 2021
How the UK space sector is levelling up with support from its science facilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the crucial importance for businesses to be nimble and to embrace new technologies – and space technology is central for many sectors to achieve this. The thriving UK space industry is now set to expand beyond ...
05 March 2018
Asteroid tracking program adds Google Cloud and AGI as tech partners
... Asteroid Institute has announced that both Google Cloud and Analytical Graphics Inc (AGI) will be its new technology partners in the development of the company’s Asteroid Decision Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) project. With an unprecedented flood...
15 September 2015
From CubeSats to drones – playing catch-up with technology in air and space
... HARBOR, MD – At the Air Force Association Air & Space Conference in National Harbor, MD, much of the talk centered on new technology – and the challenges it poses for U.S. officials. The United States is the birthplace of air travel. The United...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
...debris could jeopardise the invaluable benefits we receive from satellites is mounting and addressing this risk requires new technologies and services to remove derelict objects from space. In Europe, the development of these much-needed capabilities...
February 2020
Aeroshells – from LEO to Mars
... this, the MAAC research and development group, a Japan-based cross-university team, is hard at work developing new technology they hope will become a game changer for space debris remediation: the aeroshell. An aeroshell is a flexible, low...
