January 2020
Open source space sustainability
... reserved for governments. If you want to be part of the solution, whether by observing satellites, developing open source software, or authoring or translating materials to enable more of Earth’s population to participate, I hope you will join the...
February 2021
Cyber and Space – the role of the cyber-range
... as the Internet, and a cyber-range is a virtual environment that can be used for cyber warfare training and software development. What is seen by one person as an attack mechanism may be seen by another as a critical capability for assisting with...
March 2021
iPhone moment for the Earth observation industry
... the next few years, which should help the valuations of unicorn-level companies, given the scalability of software products and their unit economics. Artist’s concept of NASA’s TROPICS mission using a constellation of 12 CubeSats flying in formation...
October 2023
Slovenia’s footprint in space
... in a highly radiation active orbit, and it is also the first nanosatellite to demonstrate that it is possible to upgrade software at this distance. SkyLabs again equipped the nanosatellite with NANOsky next generation satellite avionics. Besides the...
27 April 2018
First images from ExoMars in its new orbit
... ice, as it tested out its Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) after a long-distance software update. “We transmitted new software to the instrument at the start of the test phase and after a couple of minor issues, the...
30 July 2021
Starliner OFT-2 launch delayed following problems with Nauka module at ISS
... uncrewed test flight – OFT-1 – suffered “two critical software defects” that were not detected ahead of the flight, prevented... station in December 2019. In addition to the two software issues, a poor communications link which impeded the Flight ...
