Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and especially GPS, have been widely taken up today as the main positioning method for users of all types. The use of GNSS for event synchronization and timestamping, however, is not so familiar to…
The threat posed by space debris to operational satellites is becoming a serious problem. Currently there are nearly 20,000 catalogued objects larger than 10cm in LEO and 1m in GEO and more than twice as many smaller fragments down to…
Environmental protection, the optimization of natural resources, minimization of waste and the reduction of pollution are the responsibility of the whole society. Above all, it is an individual responsibility, backed up by the right laws and involving all sectors. The…
Fifty-nine years ago the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik, was launched into Earth orbit, thus bringing in the era of space exploration. Juri Alexejewitsch Gagarin, a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut, became the first human to orbit the…
Those of us who work in the space industry love programs like Galileo because they are the main vehicle allowing us to develop technology, generate business, wealth and welfare for the public at large. Galileo represents a huge boost to…