• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 21st, 2012
Satellites Can Reveal the 3D Structure of Forests

Satellites Can Reveal the 3D Structure of Forests

Orbital assets are now sensitive enough for this type of studies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 16th, 2012
DARPA Wants Swarms of Disposable Satellites for the Military

DARPA Wants Swarms of Disposable Satellites for the Military

These assets would provide on-demand images of the battlefield

Suomi NPP Satellite Finally Enters Active Duty

Suomi NPP Satellite Finally Enters Active Duty

The amazing spacecraft has just finished being commissioned

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 7th, 2012
MSG-3 Satellite Ready to Launch This Summer

MSG-3 Satellite Ready to Launch This Summer

The spacecraft will boost ESA's weather-monitoring capabilities

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 7th, 2012
Galileo Will Be Used for Emergency Management

Galileo Will Be Used for Emergency Management

ESA thinks of new ways to put the future satellite network to good use

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 2nd, 2012
Anniversary: Envisat Spacecraft Turns 10

Anniversary: Envisat Spacecraft Turns 10

ESA says the satellite is essential for monitoring our planet

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 29th, 2012
US Army Paranoid over Chinese Space Program

US Army Paranoid over Chinese Space Program

Meanwhile, the Asian nation keeps going about its usual business

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 25th, 2012
Keeping the Orbital Debris Problem in Check

Keeping the Orbital Debris Problem in Check

Experts propose a relatively easy-to-implement solution

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2012
Ozone-Mapping Instrument Aboard Suomi NPP Turned On

Ozone-Mapping Instrument Aboard Suomi NPP Turned On

Checkout and assessment operations are currently on schedule

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 18th, 2012
Swarm Constellation Gets Ready for July Launch

Swarm Constellation Gets Ready for July Launch

ESA is getting ready to study Earth's magnetic field

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 16th, 2012
Swiss Spacecraft May Clean Orbits of Debris

Swiss Spacecraft May Clean Orbits of Debris

Researchers are working towards creating janitor satellites

US Navy to Launch Military Satellite Today

US Navy to Launch Military Satellite Today

The spacecraft is part of the MUOS constellation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2012
ISS Narrowly Avoids Space Debris in Orbit

ISS Narrowly Avoids Space Debris in Orbit

The entire facility had to be moved out of harm's way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 26th, 2012
NPP Satellite Renamed After Verner E. Suomi

NPP Satellite Renamed After Verner E. Suomi

NASA honors renowned satellite pioneer with this award

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 24th, 2012
NOAA Satellites Averted 207 Deaths Last Year

NOAA Satellites Averted 207 Deaths Last Year

The spacecraft managed to pick up distress calls in the nick of time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 21st, 2012
Fiber Optic-Linked Mobile Telescopes for Satellite Debris Surveys

Fiber Optic-Linked Mobile Telescopes for Satellite Debris Surveys

The initiative is being proposed by DARPA, for “satellite recycling”

Anniversary: ESA's GIOVE-A Turns 6

Anniversary: ESA's GIOVE-A Turns 6

This is a prototype navigation satellite used for the Galileo constellation

 
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