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...
August 2018
Flying to the stars
... alterations of the human condition come with ethical questions, but each comes also with a host of technological challenges. Hibernation has been debated for decades; however, it is still unclear if a human body can be kept in hibernation for...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... for licensing of a spaceport, launch activities and supporting range services (tracking, telemetry and flight termination). A challenge for the space industry is not only to develop a spaceport that meets all geographical, functional and operational...
October 2023
Using drones to test phased array antennas
... sphere or plane from different steering angles. Testing these kinds of antennas, even in these dedicated environments, is extremely challenging because the radiation pattern changes depending on the steering angle. This means that you need to test...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... on Earth and to contribute to sustainable space exploration. We look forward to further discussions and development to address all of the challenges and therefore to better understand how the use of solar energy might enhance the lofty but extremely...
28 December 2015
NASA Unveils “Sky For All” $15,000 Challenge
NASA's “Sky For All: Air Mobility for 2035 and Beyond” challenge is now accepting registrations. It is predicted that by 2035 the skies will be a complicated and crowded place, where various ...
