July 2014
Achilles’ heel
... the economy. So which services have become parts of national infrastructure? The global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is an obvious example. Satellite networks provide the ability to allow instant credit card authorisation and automated banking...
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...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
... of by direct re-entry, passivation is not required. This leads to simpler end-of-life operations and less complex satellite system design. Finally, a dedicated and independent decommissioning device increases significantly the chances of disposing...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... that some sort of cosmic protective engineering might be possible. A deployable magnetic system at the L-1 Lagrangian point coupled with a solar power satellite system might be able to provide a type of shielding that could also transmit solar...
March 2016
From Sanctuary to Battlefield
... anticipate and understand threats. Airman Ashley Risk (foreground) and Airman 1st Class Jasper Platt oversee a satellite system procedure at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. They are space ground link operators with the 4th...
August 2016
Polish Space Agency pursues task of developing country’s space expertise
... while at the same time supporting the advancement of fundamental technologies for satellite systems. Poland has the potential to greatly increase the practical use of such systems in the public sector - the main barrier at the inception of POLSA was...
