This week were looking at some of the latest news from the space sector, including the UK Space Conference, Project Kuiper satellite launches, and the extension of the agreement for the use of Europe’s spaceport! UK Space Conference As well … Continue reading
Following on from last week where I reviewed the beginning of the Living Planet Symposium, this week I’m summarising my experience of the remainder of the event. For me Wednesday was a combination my oral presentation on the Space for … Continue reading
As we highlighted in our previous blog, I am in Austria this week at the European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium (LPS) 2025 with the theme Transitioning from Observing the Earth to Climate Action. To try and limit my carbon … Continue reading
Last week I attended the ‘The UK Space Sector’ conference which took place on Tuesday 3rd June at the Royal Society in London as part of their ‘Transforming our future’ series of events. This series brings together experts from industry, … Continue reading
Following last week, where we talked about the growing satellite broadband constellations, this week we’re looking at the latest update on the number of satellites currently orbiting the Earth. The information in this blog is based mostly on the data … Continue reading
Space based broadband, also known as satellite internet and as the names suggest, provides access to broadband without needing any ground-based infrastructure. For example, in the UK, most broadband services are provided to locations via telephone or fibre cables – … Continue reading
Three news items caught our attention this week: a first light image from the Italian Earth Observation (EO) IRIDE satellite constellation, the birth of a new wildfire detection constellation, and a reduction in the number of weather balloon launches. First … Continue reading
Last week I was at the 40th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-40), which took place at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in the UK, and was co-located alongside the Farnborough International Space Show. It was … Continue reading
We often talk about the latest satellite launches on the blog, and these are generally from China, United States, India, or Europe – the current powerhouses of Earth Observation (EO). However, there have a been several announcements over the last … Continue reading
This week we’re looking at an announcement on a new calibration and validation site, high-resolution CubeSat imagery, and the ripples of the Trump presidency impacting the space sector. Calibration & Validation Last week the European Space Agency announced plans, in … Continue reading
