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 ...
10 July 2020
Satellite for US Air Force successfully launches
... constellation contract.” The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles Secondary Payload Adapter, or ESPA-class, satellite system will use L3Harris’ fully reprogrammable payload platform — allowing operators to reconfigure smallsat payloads on orbit...
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
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...
