March 2015
SERC wants us all to get to grips with space junk
... SERC and other [e.g. USAF] efforts in this domain is that SERC tracking technology is entirely based on photonics technologies. SERC has a mandate to develop new technology for space debris risk mitigation, in two parallel phases. In the first phase...
March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
... programs and the tradition of slow approbation cycles and new technology implementation, allowed space exploration to remain somewhat on the side-lines of global technological progress taking place in the manufacturing, electronics and information...
March 2015
ARTES and the world of satcoms
... satellite prices, which is also transferred to satellite integrators, launch service providers and equipment suppliers. New technologies, capabilities and entrants into the market, both satellite and terrestrial, are expected to increase competition...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
... is a promising opportunity to establish a commercial lunar transport service in Europe. Such capability would enable the testing of new technologies and the delivery of scientific payloads to the Moon, leading the way for a future of prolonged space...
July 2018
The rise of interplanetary CubeSats
... The MarCO CubeSats will be carrying a whole suite of new technologies never tested before in deep space. This includes NASA JPL...determination and control package developed by Blue Canyon Technologies called the XACT, which enables three-axis ...
September 2018
Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with nanosatellites
... these regions to ‘leap frog’ over legacy communications infrastructure issues that might slow down adoption of new technologies. The Internet of Things is a great example of this. It is currently only available to developed markets because they have...