July 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
... did not simply re-design what already existed. As cost becomes the greatest driver, some space-based systems are losing out to aero or land-based solutions. Google’s innovative Project Loon began with a pilot test in June 2013, when...
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...
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...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
...activities and lacks a strong enforcement power. The availability of more diversified weapons increases the vulnerability of space-based systems To better appreciate the situation, let’s look at some numbers: Twelve states have demonstrated their own...
September 2019
Space cybersecurity - why we mustn’t forget the basics
... satellites as just another node in an IoT network. Given the plethora of space-based systems which will be involved in gathering such data and given the bar of entry to space being much lower than ever before, this type of activity has...
October 2019
Space-based cybersecurity challenges for NATO
... cruise missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles – it is essential for NATO and its allies to be able to rely upon space-based systems for early observation and detection; this may enable them to identify and attribute activities and launch...
