October 2019
Electric orbit raising and space weather
..., charged particles can also trickle down magnetic field lines near the poles and into Earth’s atmosphere, resulting in magnificent auroral displays studied using ground-based instrumentation placed in polar regions. The trapped particles...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... technologies, as well as R&D activities in the fields of Space Applications, particularly Earth Observation, and Space and Atmospheric Sciences. IAE is responsible for the development of Brazil’s satellite launchers and extensive sounding rocket...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
... mission or stored inside a logistics module, such as a Cygnus or Progress transport capsule, which are de-orbited into Earth’s atmosphere for destruction. The idea is to develop space technologies to convert trash and other waste materials into high...
March 2021
Campuses, clusters and a leading force in UK space
.... The site is home to the world’s largest fully steerable meteorological radar and carries out research in atmospheric science, radio communications, astronomy, space science and technology. In Cheshire sits STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory, recently...
