March 2016
Gravitational waves provide new window on the universe
... undergoing upgrades and are expected to begin operations in 2016 and 2018, respectively. A sixth observatory is being planned in India. Having more gravitational-wave observatories around the globe helps scientists pin down the locations and...
March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
... the United Kingdom) and the European Commission (EC) at the same time. In addition, Canada, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, India, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia have cooperation agreements. Artist’s impression of a future lunar...
August 2016
High-resolution Earth observation data is changing the character of war
... has been something that only less than a dozen or so powerful countries – the United States, Russia, China, India, Japan, France and several others – have been able to use. With the dissemination of high-resolution Earth...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
... system in the late 1970s, we also now have positioning and timing satellite systems operated by Russia, China, India, and Europe. European Galileo satellites in low Earth orbit. These constellations of 20-30 satellites in a medium orbit of ~20,000...
October 2017
Colouring our view of the oceans
... satellite altimetry missions and data secured under agreements with its international partners including China and India. All data from OLCI and from the other two payloads on Sentinel-3, the Sea and Land...
November 2017
Preserving Apollo’s lunar legacy
... preserve natural and cultural landmarks around the world - from the Tsodilo in Botswana to the Taj Mahal in India But as humankind stretches its reach into space, so must the United Nations and UNESCO. Just as we revere...
