First Lights and Satellite Launches

Download this page in PDF format This week is all about Asia, as we’re highlighting the first light images of a Taiwanese satellite, plus the latest Chinese launches, and a test flight of a high-altitude platform balloon in India. Taiwan … Continue reading

Latest Earth Observation News!

Download this page in PDF format We’re looking at the latest Earth Observation (EO) news from around the globe. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Last week NASA, awarded the latest contract under its Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program, with … Continue reading

Satellite Ice Measurements and HAPS

Download this page in PDF format We’re looking at the latest development in the measurement of sea-ice in the Antarctic, and continuing on from the previous blog there is another announcement in the high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) sector. Satellite … Continue reading

Space Sector – Small & Long Aspects

Download this page in PDF format This week we’re going to look at the implications of recent events at Spaceport Cornwall on the wider space sector, together with the latest financing news for the sector and the final demise of … Continue reading

Latest Earth Observation & Space Applications News

Download this page in PDF format Summarising the latest Earth Observation (EO) news, this week we’re looking at the latest Copernicus Contributing Mission, the latest solar observation satellite from China, a HAPS world altitude record and an announcement from Monaco! … Continue reading

Could Balloons Be Part Of Earth Observation’s Future?

Download this page in PDF format Reports from the United States last week highlighted the potential of stratospheric balloons to become part of the space in which the satellite industry operates. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, known as DARPA, … Continue reading

Future UK Satellite Launches?

Download this page in PDF format Over the last few years the number of satellites being launched has increased dramatically, driven by the rise of smaller satellites. This increase has also led to a logjam in available launch vehicles, which … Continue reading