March 2015
Satellite technology in newsgathering and disaster coverage
... is arguable. Nevertheless, news organizations need to do more with less, and the trend is toward terrestrial, public connection technologies like public Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Reliability and quality aside, the belief is that these systems can...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... such as remote sensing to access high-resolution satellite imagery. That was critical in enabling stakeholders’ use of satellite technologies for more effective mapping, to overcome the outdated colonial maps, during the Ebola outbreak. For example...
10 June 2020
Space technology transfer in a post Covid-19 era
...the end of the article there is a link to a short survey to allow us to gather further intelligence and better understand technology transfer activity in the space industry. Findings from this survey will provide a snapshot of the current environment...
December 2014
Technology drives space exploration: we won’t make it to Mars without investment
... stopped, and when we’ve achieved what we set out to do, so we can allocate those precious resources to the next technology need. The technology we build to carry us out there will make life on Earth better. Just as we cannot know where an innovative...
June 2015
Bringing technology down to earth
... Producer association: Jernkontoret and Swedish underwear company Bjorn Borg. Thunderwear comes from the application of spacesuit technology to underwear. The goal of the project is to provide steel workers with flame proof underwear that can handle...
January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
...on a very rapid exit from the Solar System Once the technology is sufficiently proven, there are several future missions possible - ... is nonetheless physically possible. Solar sails are a technology whose time has come. NASA, private space groups and ...
