Last week, Earth-i had successfully launched a prototype of a new commercial satellite. The British company had developed what is to be the world’s first full-color and full-motion video satellite constellation, Vivid-i. The constellation will provide high-resolution images and full-color
Oman is in the process of designing and building a satellite to be launched in 2019. The satellite’s main purpose is to detect areas with high occurrence of light pollution. Light pollution is a phenomenon created through the heavy presence of
Last week, Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai said in a tweet that he grew nine centimeters taller after his arrival at the International Space Station (ISS) about a month ago. While the claim was a slight miscalculation (his growth spurt was
Within 12 years, from 2005 to 2017, more than one-third of the world’s population or around 3.5 billion people have access to the Internet. That is an increase from just over 1 billion people previously. The number is expected to
Final Frontier Design, a developer of space suits for NASA is in the process of testing a new suit for commercial flights. Their space suits have just undergone a third round of flight testing in preparation for eventual use on space
Canada's government is implementing new measures to support its agricultural industry. They are particularly encouraging local firms to develop new tools to manage agricultural risks and meet the needs of local farmers. Terry Duguid, a Member of Parliament, announced at the
Our scientists' ability to understand the workings of the universe has grown a lot. At present, our satellites send us several hundred terabytes worth of information every year. Continuous technological development drastically increases the amount of data we can acquire
Roger Zhang, the chief executive of a Chinese rocket-building startup called Landspace has been dubbed "China's Elon Musk" by the local media. A moniker that Zhang rejects. He prefers to operate quietly and is not fond of increased attention. He says
Earlier this month, Australian Government started a national trial of a brand new satellite positioning technology. This marked the first time that a second-generation Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) had been transmitted. High hopes for SBAS The new technology has been developed to
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has just developed a satellite-based warning system to alert road users at train crossings. The system will warn pedestrians and drivers of coming trains. The system will also track train movement in real-time. The technology
