April 2020
Satellite mega-constellations pose threat to ground-based astronomy
... International Space Station (ISS), and registering the impressive flashes caused by the older Iridium satellites. Typical smallsats in a mega constellation. The European Space Agency’s Space Debris Office estimates there are currently some 22,000...
July 2020
Covid-19 infects global space community
... has pivoted from building large geostationary communications satellites (under the former Space Systems Loral) to flexible smallsat space architecture across multiple mission sets for both government and commercial markets. In early March, the...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... for sizable debris objects in LEO. His other research interests include spacecraft systems engineering, conceptualisation of novel smallsat missions, attitude and orbital dynamics, estimation and control, and space robotics. Peter Boone has been...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... to develop breakthrough technologies that reduced satellite manufacture and launch costs, leading to the growth of SmallSats and constellations business. This paradigm shift in the satellite industry compelled national and international agencies...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
Over the past decade Norway has pioneered operational maritime surveillance from space using low budget microsatellite technology and national payload development for both technology improvement and surveillance of the maritime domain. The result is...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... Metal/CO2 combustion for Mars ascent vehicle propulsion systems. In addition, he has research experience in CubeSat communications, smallsat Moon mission design and bacteria virulence alteration aboard the ISS. Dr Kara is member of several technical...
