September 2025
AI cybersecurity - challenges in space
... AI systems, potentially creating exploitable vulnerabilities or mimicking cyberattack symptoms, thereby complicating diagnostics and response. Shielding and radiation-hardening add cost and complexity, and residual risks always remain. Communication...
October 2025
Satellite technology - from operational challenges to strategic opportunities
... complex antenna patterns, predict interference scenarios, optimise RF system performance and evaluate the effectiveness of shielding. Structural analysis through simulation helps engineers design satellites that can survive the intense mechanical...
October 2025
Pioneering affordable and flexible access to near space
...re-entry and recovery systems, which involves drop tests from 25-35 km altitude. It supports testing of heat shields, aerodynamic decelerators, parachutes and structural integrity during terminal descent. The ability to repeat tests with high ...
November 2025
Vantage Vigil - Europe’s first operational space weather mission nears approval
...,” said Mandorlo. “The satellite must withstand the very solar storms it is monitoring – with robust radiation shielding, fault tolerance and 24/7 data relay infrastructure.” These requirements include strict data latency requirements to ensure rapid...
