November 2018
Purpose, promise and power – video from space
... preparation for the launch of its prototype satellite, VividX2, and the upcoming Vivid-i constellation, Earth-i first demonstrated the planned VHR space video capabilities with a series of airborne helicopter simulations. These tests flights matched...
August 2020
Interstellar aspirations
..., Johannes Kepler suggested “sailing on the winds of space” and he had it right. Sunlight-propelled light sails were demonstrated by the Planetary Society in 2015 with the Lightsail-1 spacecraft and by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) with...
October 2020
Open Source Space
... philosophy of Open Source Space. Teams with diverse areas of expertise are continuing the academic tradition of experimenting, demonstrating and learning quickly, and then sharing their knowledge and experience to create better systems in the future...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
...in December 2019 aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket. OSCAR attained around three minutes of microgravity to demonstrate its features. About the author Annie Meier is chief of the Exploration Systems & Development Office which includes...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... filing for and allocation of frequencies will therefore also have to be complied with. A concept image of a future in-orbit demonstrator for space-based solar power. Ultimate promise Space-based solar power generation represents a formidable energy...
March 2015
ARTES and the world of satcoms
..., even though it takes longer to reach the desired orbit and enter service. Alphasat also hosts Technology Demonstration Payloads addressing various market and R&D requirements. These include a Laser Communications Terminal for high data-rate...
