January 2022
Revealing the magnetic universe
... Earth’s magnetic field, measuring the strength in the ISM is a formidable task requiring specialised telescopes. The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA’) High-Resolution Airborne Wideband Camera (HAWC+) is a far-IR polarimeter...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
...military A-4 rockets into the atmosphere in the 1950s, they advertised their peaceful purpose in the exploration of the stratosphere. The propelling force for the first satellite was the international scientific project, the International Geophysical...
February 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... and technology projects. It was proposed to build a high-resolution Earth observation system based on satellites, stratospheric airships and aircraft. The associated ground systems would be improved or developed. The combination of these measures...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
...which has already been divided by space experts into the following layers of the atmosphere: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere. These artificial distinctions incorporate the various functions at specific heights in the...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, revealed that atmospheric re-entry increases the aerosol contamination of the stratosphere due to the composition of the spacecraft. Active debris removal (ADR) is directed at large pieces of space debris...
01 April 2015
Media Spun Up on NASA Cutting-edge Mars Landing Technology
... saucer is expected to make a controlled landing onto the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii. The upper layers of Earth's stratosphere are the most similar environment available to match the properties of the thin atmosphere of Mars. The LDSD...
