06 October 2021
Russian crew arrives at ISS to film first movie in orbit
... Space Station," Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky tweeted from the ISS. The crew travelled in a Soyuz MS-19 spaceship to film scenes for "The Challenge". The movie's plot, which has been mostly kept under wraps along with its budget, centres...
04 October 2021
Russian film crew to head to the ISS, 5 October
..., Peresild and Shipenko are each expected to perform a number of roles to shoot, “The Challenge”, or “Vyzov” in Russian – the first fictional film to be shot in space. Along with being the lead role, Peresild will act as her own stylist and makeup...
May 2024
The challenges of satellite communications on the move
... orbiting satellites for users on ships, aircraft or moving vehicles. This article discusses some of the challenges involved in providing ‘satcoms on the move’. Satellite communications systems have evolved enormously over almost six decades since...
January 2020
Discipline - a formula for success in the Earth observation market EO sector
...burgeoning flood of new Earth observation (EO) data now becoming available from NewSpace assets such as CubeSats. The challenges in obtaining, processing and utilising EO data are many, but expertise to overcome and succeed is available at every step...
February 2019
The challenge of procreation for future off-world settlers
Technological challenges faced by the first people living permanently on the Moon, Mars and perhaps other bodies in the solar system are immense and low gravity will present significant problems, particularly when it comes to human ...
June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
..., with a responsibility to avoid harmful contamination of outer space and the need to ensure safety of the Earth. The authors address the concerns and challenges of ‘planetary protection’. Planetary protection is a system of agreed international...
