Eat, Drink, Be Merry, and Be Free–Here and In Space!!

It’s the 4th of July here in the United States. Like all fun-loving Americans, I’m going to take the day off (which includes not blogging today). The hardest task I intend to accomplish today is opening a bottle of beer from a micro-brewery while celebrating with my beautiful wife and fantastic friends. The next hardest task […]

Nigeria’s Garbled Space Story

Nigeria is still wrestling with space program issues. On the one hand (and according to this difficult to read post), there seems to be a fundamental lack of knowledge by the general Nigerian population about how satellites work in space. This is no surprise–the Nigerians are dealing with some very real third world survival problems. Even […]

Mining Landfills Made Easier with Satellites

This New Scientist post is quite interesting. It talks about a topic that is a bit unusual: landfill mining. There is at least one company out there right now–Terra Recovery–that’s taking advantage of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Business Incubation Centers to hatch an idea for using satellites for their business. And that business is […]

Satellites Protect Fish from Filchers

If your livelihood involves fishing illegally, your chosen profession looks like it might become a little more interesting, soon. A partnership has been established among the Pew Charitable Trusts, the United Kingdom’s Satellite Applications Catapult, and exactEarth Europe. Their mission is to turn the tables on those fishermen illegally attempting “Deadliest Catch” re-enactments in protected waters. It […]

PSLV: A SpaceX/ULA/Ariane Alternative?

The Indians continue proving they are in the space business for real. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), their success with the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV), and their continued success with their latest launch today of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center (formerly known as Sriharikota Launching Range), are all […]