October 2015
Russian business: a long road to the stars for private space initiative
... on solar sail technologies. The gas people didn’t take an interest in the mirror, but they were interested in satellite communication. In the end, part of the Kosmicheskaya Regata group, with Nikolay Sevastyanov at the helm, began developing the...
September 2016
Transforming US space policy
... ten provisions from the American Space Renaissance act, including: New requirements for conducting the impending Satellite Communications Analysis of Alternatives to ensure the DoD fully explores commercial SATCOM capabilities and service models...
April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
... in some cases new players to spaceflight and space-based communication. Within a few decades the number of constellation satellites launched will be greater than the number of satellites ever launched Space traffic debris A significant disadvantage...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
...in the GEO orbit? The year 1963 saw the dawn of the commercial satellite era with the launch of the first GEO satellite, Syncom 2. Geosynchronous satellite communications have since brought many benefits to mankind. But as a result of past activities...
September 2017
Call for Australia to head back into space
...on their space-related activities [6]. Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster with a new advanced satellite communication and imagery display system - a concentration of military forces in an area necessarily implies an extraordinary demand for...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... benefits, employment, and economic savings. This included position, navigation and timing, Earth observation and satellite communications. However, the policy proved insufficient as it did not reflect current technological advances, did not account...
