And back to having rusty broken dishes on every building. UGLY! “The migration to using LEO satellites to provide internet access has been made possible by the development of new, small, solid state, low-profile, phased array antennas. These flat, pizza-box size antennas, referred to as Electronically Steered Antennas (ESAs), make it straightforward to track fast-moving LEO satellites.”
How will LEO satellites transform internet connectivity and enable digital inclusion for our world? Everything you need to know about the newest broadband trend.
A Mega Web – could be the perfect way to entrap ourselves on Earth – just so we can chat about how we got caught up by our own love of communication. Ashes to ashes.
Mega-constellations in space: revolutionising the satellite industry
Mega-constellations have brought with them a game changing approach to satellites, revolutionising how we create space systems. Through bringing in automation to the build process and a…
Had to google it – but was impressed with the thought that the sun does a figure of 8 when viewed same time each day – something I’m sure our ancestors discovered before assigning the symbol for infinity in mathematics.
The Sun’s position in the sky changes when looked at during the same time each day from the same location throughout the year. The diagram showing how the Sun changes its position in the sky throughout the year is known as an Analemma. There are two independent factors that affect the change in su... Read more
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists led by NASA space scientist James Mason have proposed the idea of using a mid-powered laser and telescope to nudge pieces of space junk out of the way and slow it down to avoid collisions.
NASA wouldn’t allow anyone else to change anything like that – while its still putting the money in. There were rumours that people could suggest a more futuristic or exciting name for SLS, but yeah bureaucracy won, which it should I guess.
What's in a name? Possible NASA naming contest for SLS nothing new
China’s space broom isn’t the Death Star super laser. It’s an orbiting satellite with a laser only powerful enough to heat up pieces of space junk, so that they change course burn up in the atmosphere.Depositphotos
China is developing technology for 'satellite inspection and repair' and debris clean-up - 'at least some of which could also function' as weapons against US satellites, a Pentagon report says.
Space debris from India's anti-satellite weapons test is still in orbit around Earth.
The National Aeronautics and Space Research Organisation (NASA) is
“The helicon plasma thruster is an electrodeless system, which allows it to undertake long operations performed at a high power level.” says Takahashi, “This discovery is considerably different to existing solutions and will make a substantial contribution to future sustainable human activity in space.”
A New Solution to the Space Junk Problem. Spacecraft with Plasma Beams to Force Space Junk to Burn Up - Universe Today
The International Space Station deployed this small satellite for the NanoRacks-Remove Debris investigation, designed to demonstrate an approach to reduce the risks presented by orbital debris or "space junk."
You know like death the inevitable solution will be, wait for it… – Space Tax
In a recent study, economists proposed a Pigovian tax that would discourage the excessive launch of satellites and use money from the tax of satellites that are launched to pay for the removal of space debris.
recommended read “There are many possible means of reducing the debris hazard to future space operations. These include actions taken as a spacecraft enters orbit (e.g., tethering rather than jettisoning lens caps and despin devices), during operations (e.g., reducing the amount of refuse ejected from crewed missions), and after its functional lifetime (e.g., depleting energy sources or moving the spacecraft into a disposal orbit). Some methods would cost very little, whereas others might be economically prohibitive for some missions. Their effectiveness also will vary, not only from method to method but also in how well a particular method will work in different orbital regions and with different space systems.”
Read “Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment” at NAP.edu
Read chapter 7 TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE THE FUTURE DEBRIS HAZARD: Since the beginning of space flight, the collision hazard in Earth orbit has increased as ...
Asteroid laser ablation is a proposed method for deflecting asteroids, involving the use of a laser array to alter the orbit of an asteroid. Laser ablation works by heating up a substance enough to allow gaseous material to eject, either through sublimation (solid to gas) or vaporization (liquid to ... Read more
Sending objects into space doesn’t always have to be an expensive and complex task conducted exclusively by filthy rich entrepreneurs or governments. Sometimes all you need is a determined Canadian engineer, a backyard, and a Kickstarter campaign — at least that’s what Richard Graf is hoping... Read more
Launch packages for tiny satellites here, and they help you make satellites from kits but not sure if its arduino based. They should sell a whole stack of them in order to sell their launch services. you know, lego one, mechano one, arduino one and the rest…
Educational Space Research for Students – DreamUp
DreamUp provides schools and universities with low-cost access to space research platforms in suborbital and low-Earth orbit for educational space research.
Some great images of possible habitable space stations from the 70s. Like the idea of using asteroids you can mine, but not sure how practical this would be, even in the far future.
In pictures: Gorgeous space station concepts from the 1970s
Those of a certain age and a certain bent can't fail to look at this beautiful depiction of the interior of a space station without a sense of nostalgia. Because, though Don Davis (in this case) depicts a presumably far-future vision of human space colonies, the art itself is very much of its time:â... Read more
Space junk from a new Chinese rocket narrowly missed dropping down on New York City Monday night, according to a report, largely burning up in the atmosphere before some of the debris survived long enough to slam into West Africa.
Hundreds of thousands of man-made objects are zipping around our planet—from dead satellites to errant nuts and bolts, putting our working satellites at risk.
serious solutions are what’s needed. and soon, because if we don’t get ourselves off this stinking ball because of the crap we spread around us, we will deserve to die quickly alone, like most other life forms out there did, probably.
We have a space debris problem. Here’s how to solve it
More than half-a-million pieces of space junk orbit the Earth, and the threat this debris poses to critical satellite infrastructure and future missions is growing.
There are more than 100 million pieces of human-made debris whizzing around the planet. How do we clean it up to keep Earth orbit safe for our satellites and spacecraft?
This can’t really work, or if it does, wouldn’t be practical but this project is getting funding to find out if it can be used to send stuff to space cheaply.
10 Crazy Ideas From The World Of Space Exploration - Listverse
If, 100 years ago, you told people that a machine we made would land on Mars and send us back photos, many of them would have thought you insane. That’s
And back to having rusty broken dishes on every building. UGLY! “The migration to using LEO satellites to provide internet access has been made possible by the development of new, small, solid state, low-profile, phased array antennas. These flat, pizza-box size antennas, referred to as Electronically Steered Antennas (ESAs), make it straightforward to track fast-moving LEO satellites.”
Good for sailors and adventurers, not sure if the rest of us need all these satellites though, I already got online.
A Mega Web – could be the perfect way to entrap ourselves on Earth – just so we can chat about how we got caught up by our own love of communication. Ashes to ashes.
Had to google it – but was impressed with the thought that the sun does a figure of 8 when viewed same time each day – something I’m sure our ancestors discovered before assigning the symbol for infinity in mathematics.
Me too – bless the Sun (God) for describing our symbol for “forever” right in front of our mortal eyes.
Lasers in space don’t inspire confidence when they can be used as weapons against other countries’ satellites or spacecraft.
Several space agencies, including NASA, are already researching the use of lasers to vaporize space debris.
https://phys.org/news/2011-03-nasa-laser-space-junk.html
Very soon, space will become as polluted as our oceans, the only difference being that space debris is more lethal when it starts falling to earth.
Whatever they call it, its gonna be a major light-show.
Like it, better than some of the random names they generated here.
NASA wouldn’t allow anyone else to change anything like that – while its still putting the money in. There were rumours that people could suggest a more futuristic or exciting name for SLS, but yeah bureaucracy won, which it should I guess.
China’s space broom isn’t the Death Star super laser. It’s an orbiting satellite with a laser only powerful enough to heat up pieces of space junk, so that they change course burn up in the atmosphere.Depositphotos
floating crafts, harpoons and nets. Sounds a bit of a low tech solution – more like a fishing trip than escaping our world.
Heh, you would still need a space broom to clean up the stray silly string.
last year i read that india was likely to compete with china for being the biggest litterbugs in the solar system. They’ve had plenty of practice.
I guess the Chinese aren’t using silly string then.
Now its a count up for who is the worst space criminal (organization).
“The helicon plasma thruster is an electrodeless system, which allows it to undertake long operations performed at a high power level.” says Takahashi, “This discovery is considerably different to existing solutions and will make a substantial contribution to future sustainable human activity in space.”
People are working on a variety of solutions, but someone needs to stop the culprits making it worse now.
You know like death the inevitable solution will be, wait for it… – Space Tax
In a recent study, economists proposed a Pigovian tax that would discourage the excessive launch of satellites and use money from the tax of satellites that are launched to pay for the removal of space debris.
recommended read “There are many possible means of reducing the debris hazard to future space operations. These include actions taken as a spacecraft enters orbit (e.g., tethering rather than jettisoning lens caps and despin devices), during operations (e.g., reducing the amount of refuse ejected from crewed missions), and after its functional lifetime (e.g., depleting energy sources or moving the spacecraft into a disposal orbit). Some methods would cost very little, whereas others might be economically prohibitive for some missions. Their effectiveness also will vary, not only from method to method but also in how well a particular method will work in different orbital regions and with different space systems.”
Or use the laser to defelct it into an orbit where we can mine it easier? Just an idea.
Great idea, Curious Droid covered NASA’s investigation into developing them for planetary research.
Any space junk deniers our there?
this is tiny, easy to lose in the void though i guess. or are there nano sats that are so small the military cant even find where they put them?
Actually I just read this, so maybe its gonna happen one day soonish
C Droid covered it a while back, not likely though is it?
Then there’s this…
Apparently someone did this, though it seems hard to believe, can anyone confirm you can actually shoot stuff into orbit?
Launch packages for tiny satellites here, and they help you make satellites from kits but not sure if its arduino based. They should sell a whole stack of them in order to sell their launch services. you know, lego one, mechano one, arduino one and the rest…
Looks like they used nanoracks.com to launch it. They should do a kit and package.
This is a real satelllite from auduino – someone should make and sell the kit though , would be good for schools.
Ass steroids will save us one day.
Cool
Some great images of possible habitable space stations from the 70s. Like the idea of using asteroids you can mine, but not sure how practical this would be, even in the far future.
Not sure how true some of this is about space junk. who knows the truth? and who tells it?
gonna keep getting worse. glad people are talking about it though.
serious solutions are what’s needed. and soon, because if we don’t get ourselves off this stinking ball because of the crap we spread around us, we will deserve to die quickly alone, like most other life forms out there did, probably.
Or use a net, a claw, grab it, laser it and urr.yep, sillystring
Done! Got plenty enough crowdfunders and launched prototype a while back.
This can’t really work, or if it does, wouldn’t be practical but this project is getting funding to find out if it can be used to send stuff to space cheaply.
This is an alternative way to fund small satellite projects
And the Pioneer plaque. Looks great.
this is being tested atm.
Here is how it could work – though you would need someone to organise the funding bit
An airship spacecraft is in the pipeline I think
You can actually buy a copy of the Voyager message.
I think this has been done http://www.artsatkit.com/en/ here is a video of a guy who made an arduino satellite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02EW1UtPIow&list=PLxyM2a_cfnzggc734oPitiypC2rsXpU5U