May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... Space Traffic Management, especially in airspace because of possible conflict. ICAO, on the other hand, has made enforceable standards and, since it was formed in 1944, has seen a tremendous growth in civil aviation that is totally regulated and...
March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
...SC has become necessary. The only remaining issue is choosing the typical module size – from a device placed in a standard case, to a block containing a self-sufficient system set that is an independent SC, meant to be combined with other such blocks...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... Committee (IADC) – a long-standing and influential group of space agency representatives that discuss policies and standards for debris removal. Though it is limited to representatives from government space agencies, Astroscale was invited to speak...
October 2020
Pandemic impacts - the state of the ground segment
... interfaces for access and control. These non-standard configurations and interfaces create communication complications, as ...Once progress is made with the development and adoption of standards, another key benefit will emerge in the greater use...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
...cubes with 10 cm sides and weighing about 1 kg. The standard implies the ability to build larger craft by joining together a...one satellite. The prognosis is that craft using this standard will be the driving force behind microsatellite market growth ...
January 2020
Open source space sustainability
...space operations must be defined in a measurable, verifiable way Assessment: operations must be graded for conformity with sustainability standards. The second half of 2019, with the first satellites of the OneWeb and Starlink constellations in orbit...
