February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
... unmistakable. In fact, during its construction it overtook Venus to become the second brightest object visible in the night sky, after the Moon. Even so, watching the ISS pass overhead as an unresolved point of light doesn’t really tell...
July 2020
Covid-19 infects global space community
... in the industry at large. Other well-known space companies closing their doors include Bigelow Aerospace and Sky & Space Global, both victims of the liquidity crunch. Meanwhile, several rocket launches and space mission operations...
February 2021
Why flat panel antennas remain a challenge
..., so flat panels are naturally an attractive option and the potential is huge. A report issued last year by Northern Sky Research forecasts cumulative FPA equipment sales to reach around US$11 billion by 2028. The problem is that customers are...
March 2022
Space travel and environmental sustainability
... his inner Captain James T Kirk as he continued: “This comforter of blue that we have around us. We think, Oh, that’s blue sky. And then suddenly you shoot through it all of a sudden, as though you whip a sheet off you when...
June 2022
Space activities and space debris - finding an ethical balance
For thousands of years, humans have gazed in wonder at the immensity of the sky above, documenting the movements of the Sun, Moon, stars and planets, incredulous at the magnificence of it all. Starry ...
February 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... of threatening military operations and drills executed against Taiwan, with manoeuvres taking place in the waters and skies near Taiwan and including the live-firing of ballistic missiles in the Taiwan Strait. Undoubtedly, the use...
