April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
... uses and it is hard to imagine living without the benefits that space systems offer. Space warfare strategist Paul Szymanski discusses the susceptibility of these space-based systems to attack in a ‘space war’, how we might avoid such a war and...
November 2017
Geospatial maritime solutions
... it possible to get real-time AIS within approximately 50 miles of the coastline. And third, in the open ocean, space-based systems are the only option for monitoring. All of the constellations on orbit and launching today have a latency...
August 2019
Lessons from the Sun
... resulting geomagnetic storm would have been devastating to more than sea mines. We have an armada of ground-based and space-based systems monitoring the Sun and its atmosphere, but it is not clear that Earth and its technology-dependent...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
... and that securing them is essential for prosperity. However, there is a more profound dependence: capabilities that rely on space-based systems are woven into the fabric of modern society, cultural engagement and social well-being. It is often not...
March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
... service with its own product processing and distribution model. In commercial project implementation, this ideology of space-based systems demonstrated an insufficient competitive edge when compared to alternative solutions. Consecutive bankruptcies...
February 2017
Global robotic network for monitoring near-Earth and outer space
... telescope in the world. This view mode is used in cases of receiving alerts from outside information sources, including space-based systems. During autonomous work in search (monitor) mode, the tubes part and this allows for the full...
