August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
... Europa. Another proposed by Robert Ebert of the Southwest Research Institute is the JUpiter MagnetosPheric boundary ExploreR (JUMPER), a SmallSat to study Jupiter’s magnetic field, including its interaction with the solar wind. Observing our Sun The...
April 2018
Future Cubesat swarms pose significant communications challenges
... System for CubeSat; 8th European CubeSat Symposium, londra, 7-9 September 2016. pp. 57-58. 8 EDSN: Edison Demonstration for SmallSat Networks Overview, Small Spacecraft Technology Program, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA. 9 Spangelo, Sara...
November 2018
Pole star rising
... sector and acceleration of projects of national satellite infrastructure in accordance with national security and defence needs. Polish smallsat concept. Benchmark The real kickoff for Poland’s space sector came in 2012 when the nation joined...
September 2019
Space cybersecurity - why we mustn’t forget the basics
... enabling advances in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. In space: Democratised launch (almost anyone can launch a smallsat) Better/cheaper space qualified designs allow hosting of anyone’s idea in space Satellite connectivity is much more...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... come in the first phase of this expansion of the global space industry; a lot will come from constellations of smallsats, and much of it will come from efficient and low-cost launch activities. The UK government is now showing...
April 2020
Satellite mega-constellations pose threat to ground-based astronomy
... International Space Station (ISS), and registering the impressive flashes caused by the older Iridium satellites. Typical smallsats in a mega constellation. The European Space Agency’s Space Debris Office estimates there are currently some 22,000...
