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#213 Revisited: Positioning Satellites in New Space
Just over a week ago, SpaceX successfully launched one of the largest rockets ever, a key step in humanity’s journey beyond the earth. While the
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#166 Space: The Robotic Age
As access to space has become less expensive, companies are moving to create an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing industry. In-orbit servicing, repairing existing spacecraft and
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Thermal imagery satellites to detect heat loss
British satellite company Satellite Vu has signed a deal with SpaceX to launch its satellites into low earth orbit in early 2023. The company’s satellites
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#128 Positioning Satellites in New Space
As the regions of space around Earth become increasingly crowded with new satellites, the most popular orbits of all are becoming hazardous. Beyond a point,
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New Radar System to Detect Objects In Space
To track objects at a greater distance in deep space, The US Space Force is developing a new radar system. Known as the Deep Space
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Satellites to tackle modern slavery
Satellite technology has been used to tackle a humanitarian crisis unfolding in the strawberry fields of southern Greece. Working with the Greek authorities a consortium
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US startup design world’s largest drone that can deliver satellites
An American startup company have designed the largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) by mass. According to an article on Business Wire, Aevum, which is a
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A Remote and Autonomous Future
Author: Bernadette Ballantyne Supporter: Fugro Deep down in the middle of the North Sea, senior inspection engineer Chris Ord is inspecting an oil platform. He
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#61 Countdown to British launch
On 28 October 1971 the UK conducted its first and only successful orbital launch, firing the Prospero satellite into low earth orbit – LEO on
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Women Engineering a Better World
“At Engineering Matters we strive to ensure diversity and equality in our podcasts all year round. This means making sure that the work of women
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Light-based underwater internet (Aqua-Fi)
Divers could soon benefit from a wireless system to connect them to the surface instantaneously. The system, called Aqua-Fi, would use beams of light to
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Saving Structures with Satellites
It was December 2015 and the UK was hit by a succession of devastating storms. Record breaking rainfall overwhelmed the country and rivers were dangerously swollen. Yorkshire, in the north of England was one of the worst hit areas. The intense storms led to higher and higher river levels breaching defences and in the village of Tadcaster something happened that no one was expecting….