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The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program is an American government-funded program run by NASA that funds and supports early-stage technology development. The goal of the program is to invest in transformative ideas that have the potential to change the future of aerospace, and to explore concepts that are considered …
Read More »High Reliability and Radiation-Hardened Memories: Safeguarding Data for Space and Aerospace Applications
Introduction In the realm of space exploration and aerospace technology, the reliability and integrity of data are paramount. The extreme conditions of space, including high radiation levels and temperature variations, present significant challenges to electronic systems. To ensure the safe and accurate operation of critical systems in these harsh environments, …
Read More »Rising rocket launches damaging ozone and altering climate
In 2021, there were 146 space launches, out of which 51 were from the U.S., 55 from China, and 25 from Russia. The launches are expected to rise, which can deteriorate the ozone layer, thus, creating a detrimental effect on the Earth’s climate. So far, the environmental impacts of …
Read More »Space tourism for Leisure and Buisness
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital, and lunar space tourism. Space Tourism Market lets travelers travel in and across the Earth’s orbit for leisure, recreation, or significant business purposes. In addition, it will probably make travel …
Read More »Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) technologies critical for Mars missions
Landing on Mars is hard. Only about 40 percent of the missions ever sent to Mars – by any space agency – have been successful. Entry, Descent, and Landing – often referred to as “EDL” – is the shortest and most intense phase of the Mars 2020 mission. It begins …
Read More »Satellite Communication market trends
Satellites play a crucial role to improve lives in today’s digital economy. Nearly every industry relies upon satellite technology in some way — from agriculture to banking to transportation. Satellites help save lives in emergencies and provide critical knowledge about how to better protect the environment. Satellite communication refers …
Read More »Satellite-Terrestrial integrated Networks (STNs) complement 5G networks in unserved or under-served areas and Military
It is projected that soon we will have online more than 6 billion people, 30 billion devices and 50 billion machines. We are moving towards fully “connected world” that’s essentially everyone and everything connected, across every geography, supporting every application from consumer broadband, mobile gaming and connected cars to global …
Read More »Satellite Internet-of-Things (IoT) network will provide true global IoT connectivity for commercial and military
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. The Internet of things Network is a digital …
Read More »3D Printing revolutionising aerospace propulsion by production of motors & Rockets
3D printing or additive manufacturing is ongoing revolution in manufacturing with its potential to fabricate any complex object and is being utilized from aerospace components to human organs, textiles, metals, buildings and even food. Additive manufacturing is defined by ASTM International as the process of joining materials together, layer by …
Read More »Revolutionizing Satellite Ground Stations with Software-Defined Radios: Advantages and Opportunities
The operation of artificial satellite systems involves three main components: the space segment, user segment, and ground segment. The space segment consists of the satellite or constellation of satellites in orbit, along with the uplink and downlink satellite links. The user segment includes the end-user devices that interact with the …
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