20 June 2018
Trump officially calls for the creation of US “space force”
... been left to the US Air Force to oversee the command of the military's existing satellite systems such as reconnaissance satellites, missile-warning systems, GPS and communications platforms, however, with the US military and intelligence agencies...
01 June 2021
Space junk collision highlights need for intervention
..., spent rocket parts and other wayward objects, a problem is magnified by society's dependence on satellite systems for telecommunications, GPS and other everyday services. It is estimated that there are around 34,000 trackable objects - ...
16 January 2020
World premier: first plant-powered IoT sensor sends signal to space
... option for powering sensors.” Lacuna, based in the UK and the Netherlands, is launching a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system that will provide a global Internet-of-Things service. The service allows collecting data from sensors even...
05 March 2020
50th Anniversary of Black Arrow's first successful rocket launch
... of space in the UK.” Richard Gardner, chairman of FAST, said: “This significant addition to our own display of space satellites, systems and innovations that all came from the former RAE at Farnborough, should attract much interest, especially ...
July 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
... site precisely and immediately. We can already do a great deal with satellite systems. However, technical advances in communications systems, next generation satellite navigation with centimetre accuracy, and ever more sophisticated and accessible...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
...- and night-time hours, as well as under cloudy conditions. The follow-on EUMETSAT Polar System is now under way to replace the current satellite system in the 2020 timeframe and to contribute to the IJPS. Started in 2005 under the name...
