August 2020
Interstellar aspirations
... in microelectronics to construct a gram-class spacecraft, dubbed ‘nanocraft’. The second breakthrough is the rapidly decreasing cost of laser technology and increased laser power. Laser costs and capability have been on a ‘Moore’s Law’ curve for the...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
... Though many people outside the industry may not realise it, the UK is in the premier league of world space technology, from instrumentation, data science and satellite operations to satellite manufacture. Government decisions over the past two...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... laser communication payload developed by the Dutch research institute (TNO) and the Delft based company Hyperion Technologies, a next generation miniaturised AIS receiver with a CubeSat form factor from Kongsberg Seatex, an improved VDES system...
October 2024
EO data - the fuel that makes climate action possible
... atmosphere, we can slow global warming, accelerate our path to net-zero and harness crucial financial and technological opportunities across industries. It’s that simple: data is the fuel that makes climate action possible. Detecting methane...
16 September 2015
From CubeSats to drones – playing catch-up with technology in air and space
... HARBOR, MD – At the Air Force Association Air & Space Conference in National Harbor, MD, much of the talk centered on new technology – and the challenges it poses for U.S. officials. The United States is the birthplace of air travel. The United...
20 November 2015
2015 World Technology Summit held In New York City
... and CEO of United Therapeutics, Martine Rothblatt, and award winning composer, Kenji Williams. This year's World Technology Awards Gala will take place on the evening of November 20th, at the culmination of the two-day World...
