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How do you provide ground station services to satellites?

An important part of the space economy is ground station services. The reason satellites go to space, after all, is often to collect data that…

Business Machine

How do you build up a ground station services business?

Editor July 30, 2021 Awarua Data downlinking ground stations Invercargill new space New Zealand Rocket Lab satellites space agencies

Ground station services are critically important in space. Launch vehicles and satellites are all well and good, but their data must be downlinked to Earth.…

Business Society

What is happening in China’s space sector?

Editor July 23, 2021 broadband constellations CASC CASIC China China SatNet Dongfang Hour launch companies new space oSpace taikonauts

China in recent years has dramatically increased its profile in the space sector. With Moon and Mars missions, as well as the development of a…

Society

Why is everyone rushing to get to the Moon?

Editor July 16, 2021 China competition geopolitics international collaboration national interests Neil Armstrong Russia the Cold War the Moon the United States

Though the term “space race” may be overused, there’s little doubt that international competition in space is heating up. One objective over which countries are…

Society

How do you support networking in the space industry?

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The space industry may appear to be difficult to become a part of from the outside. But once you have established contacts in it, you…

Business Worlds

Why is it important do give more people access to EO data?

Editor June 25, 2021 accessibility APIs EO data GPS innovation mass markets pricing models SkyWatch technology TerraStream

Earth observation is a growing business area in the space industry. Many of the constellations being put into orbit focus on Earth, collecting images of…

Arts

What role does space play in your poetry?

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Outer space as a subject matter is often associated with the natural sciences. But it is also fertile ground for the humanities and arts. The…

Life Worlds

Does phosphine on Venus indicate life?

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There is ongoing scholarly debate about whether phosphine exists on Venus. If it does exist, then this may be an indicator of biological processes. Obviously,…