Surveyors and GNSS in 2018 — A look ahead to 2019
FCC broadband accuracy The race across America to provide better broadband coverage hit a snag late in 2018 when critics of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voiced their displeasure with…
What are the various GNSS systems?
Global Positioning System (United States) GPS is the oldest GNSS system. It initiated its operations in 1978 and was available for global use from 1994. The need to have an independent military navigation capability drove…
Spacecraft Materials and the Chemistry of Space Exploration
This artist rendering illustrates NASA's Cassini spacecraft flying through the plume on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Overview In this lab activity, students will become materials scientists for a…
NASA’s 10 Greatest Science Missions
The Exploration of Space NASA has a long legacy of space exploration. In the decades since its founding, the space agency has landed rovers on Mars, sampled the atmosphere of…
Developing space infrastructure: the future of aerospace technology is now
Space infrastructure has the potential to revolutionize the way in which engineers conceive, design, and operate space missions. Federated Satellite Systems is a radical breakthrough developed by researchers at the…
How many satellites are orbiting the Earth in 2015?
A satellite can be defined as an artificial body placed in orbit around a planet in order to collect information, or for communication. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)…
How many satellites are orbiting the Earth in 2016?
Image courtesy of ESANote: The debris field shown in the image is an artist’s impression based on actual data. However, the debris objects are shown at an exaggerated size to…
How many satellites are orbiting the Earth in 2017?
Artist’s rendition of satellites orbiting the Earth – rottenman/123RF Stock Photo How many satellites are orbiting the Earth?According to the Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space maintained by the United…
How many satellites orbiting the Earth in 2019?
Image courtesy of ESANote: The debris field shown in the image is an artist’s impression based on actual data. However, the debris objects are shown at an exaggerated size to…
How many satellites are orbiting the Earth in 2018?
How many satellites are orbiting the Earth?According to the Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space maintained by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), there are 4 857…
