June 2018
Archaeologist of the future
... to put a small statue on the Moon. Resources which we also spend, in a much larger fraction, on telecommunication satellites systems allowing us to channel an ever-increasing amount of data to our smartphones. One can legitimately ask oneself which...
October 2019
Space-based cybersecurity challenges for NATO
... forces vulnerable to attacks. In 2002, the EU initiated a European alternative to GPS, which is one of four existing Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). At the core of Galileo lies a European strategic determination to create a stand-alone...
October 2020
Open Source Space
... and operational precursors. The successful projects increased industry confidence in the commercial potential of small satellite systems, missions and applications, further stimulating the market, supply chain and wider smallsat ecosystem. These...
June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
... investment industry could be affected. Think, for example, about high-speed trading where the global navigation satellite systems are commonly used to place time stamps on financial transactions where precision timing is critical. A severe space...
November 2025
Vantage Vigil - Europe’s first operational space weather mission nears approval
... a ‘Carrington-level’ event today could cost the UK alone over £1 billion per day in lost Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) services. “We’re investing £160 million in Vigil because resilience starts with foresight – and right now we are...
13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... institutional launches per year. The EU, for example, is launching a navigation satellite system, Galileo, similar to the U.S GPS system, that requires 24 operational satellites (plus in-orbit spares), which should guarantee a continuing demand for...
