September 2018
Debris or not debris - is that the question?
... heavily debated, leaving little chance of their being adopted in any substantively important sense within current mandates. An ADR mission to remove a European remote sensing satellite from orbit. Law and politics I agree with the view that engaging...
July 2020
Covid-19 infects global space community
... from the spacecraft). In fact, Planet, which operates the largest remote sensing satellite system in the world with some 150 satellites in orbit, has already adopted remote satellite operation. A normally busy Frankfurt airport looks almost deserted...
December 2014
Rosetta revelations: the fabric of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
..., at least for one point on the comet, which then helps to connect the measurements made in the coma or by remote sensing to those of the nucleus. The ultimate goal of all this is to investigate the origin of our solar system, the...
June 2015
Re-usable rockets: a new breakthrough for suborbital research
... capsule can serve researchers and their experiments. These pathfinder payloads include in-situ radiation monitoring, remote sensing imaging of the upper atmosphere to study its meteoroid environment, and an education payload centred on detecting the...
March 2016
Space industrialisation needs balanced legal and policy approach
... Act reiterated the commitment of the US towards promoting private remote sensing activities, asking reports to be drafted to inform Congress of the number of applications for remote sensing licenses, the number denied, reasons for denial and other...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
...material for production applications back on Earth. Existing regulatory approaches which were originally developed for communications, remote sensing and space launch services will not be sufficient At least initially, most business plans are focused...
