23 August 2021
BRICS to set up remote-sensing satellite network
... last week via video link and signed the Agreement on the Cooperation on BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation, according to a statement published on Wednesday night by the China National Space Administration. The agreement enables cooperation...
September 2018
Debris or not debris - is that the question?
... to identify important constitutive legal aspects of space debris, active debris removal and large satellite constellations in support of future international regulation. As an independent expert attached to the Belgian delegation to the UN COPUOS...
April 2024
Rotation in the Universe
...established a new world record for ‘resolution per mass of satellite’. He has recently published Space Traffic Control, a book...debris. Stuart has an MSc in Astrophysics, a PhD in satellite constellation design, and has been a fellow of both the Royal ...
April 2025
Life in the Sun’s atmosphere - the looming threat of solar storms
... of the exhibition ‘Life in the Sun’s Atmosphere: From Disruption to Resilience’. “It can cause entire satellite constellations to fail, grounding flights, silencing digital communications, and freezing financial networks.” He added that when...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
...millions of sensors around the globe. The project would prepare the ISS to act as the future host of a 12-satellite constellation to open-up a novel Internet of Things market with several million sensors. The SAT4M2M consortium is responsible for the...
October 2017
The sci-fi noir world of Blade Runner
... applications. This craving for space-based images is one of the main engines driving the expansion of small satellite constellations, with companies such as Astro Digital, DigitalGlobe, or the well-known Planet. According to the Union of Concerned...
