... equally they are still core for global communication and entertainment. This is especially true where terrestrial networks are weak or unavailable. At the same time, there is a growing demand for broadband connectivity on airlines, both to help...
... customers as shown by our continued business and revenue growth.” This latest nanosatellite will join the Lacuna Network, which will provide a global internet-of-things service via a nanosatellite constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) and...
... ruin, on perhaps a planetary scale. After decades of urging, the United Nations has created an International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) and even a Space Mission Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG) - pronounced ‘same page’. We even have missions...
... are laid worldwide to connect continents and to provide broadband access. The three main exceptions are local Wi-Fi networks, mobile broadband and satellite communications. In all three cases, internet connections are supplied over a small region...
... to dominate access to (overly) expensive college and graduate school education, and beyond to privileged internships and important networking contacts. These are the enablers that power upward mobility - leaving those without such access behind...
... conduct evasive manoeuvres - and they threaten the long-term benefits of space activities. Interconnected satellite communications networks. Debris removal Today, there are about a million human-made objects in the 1 to 10 cm size-range orbiting our...