Almost all satellites are using radio frequencies. Since there is no national sovereignty in outer space, the management of radio spectrum essentially relies on an international treaty called the Radio Regulations, which is elaborated by the International Telecommunication Union, the UN specialized agency for ICTs. Since 1906, this treaty is […]
Prof. Gilberto CAMARA Secretariat Director for the Group on Earth Observations with the special participation of: Prof. Martin Vetterli, EPFL President Prof. Meredith Schuman, UZH Prof. Devis Tuia, EPFL Satellite images are the most comprehensive source of data about our environment; they provide information for measuring deforestation, crop production, food security, urban footprints, […]
The current efforts to develop space traffic management (STM) governance, rules, and regulations are necessary but not sufficient to assure the safe, reliable, and sustained operations in low Earth orbit (LEO). What is also essential are (1) the strengthening of debris mitigation guidelines and compliance to them plus (2) implementation […]
Watch on YouTube A space revolution A revolution is afoot in space logistics. Starting with shoebox-sized nanosatellites, now a reusable rocketry renaissance and soon swarming satellite mega-constellations providing continuous internet on the planet. These developments could provide wonderful benefits, but also bring serious sustainability challenges, one of them being […]
Watch on YouTube - Full programme HERE - The EPFL Space Center (eSpace) and Skoltech Space Center are co-organizing this On-orbit Servicing, Debris & Proximity Operations Workshop. It will gather international perspectives from industry, government, and academia interested in sustainable space logistics, to share their ideas and future visions of […]
Interplanetary dust is measured in situ in the solar system since several decades, using dedicated cosmic dust instruments on-board spacecraft with a variety of orbits. Also interstellar dust from our neighbouring Local Interstellar Cloud passes through the solar system and was measured in situ for the first time almost 30 […]
This workshop will connect space & global sustainability, key space actors and sustainability thinkers. See speakers’ bios and abstracts of their talks HERE. - REGISTER HERE - Schedule: 09:00-9:05 Opening: Natália Archinard (Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs) 09:05-9:30 Planetary Sustainability: Andreas Losch with André Galli (University of Bern) & […]
Crew safety is of paramount importance for future human exploratory spaceflight. In order to ensure optimum safety standards, the design criteria for this new generation of spacecraft must be matured, such as the level of crew safety required. Through a hazard control process assessment, several risk mitigation strategies may be […]
Nano satellites are a relatively new category in the field of satellite technologies and space science. In the past years, several Earth Observations (EO) missions using nano-satellites have been successfully launched and used, forecasts for the upcoming years display an increase of such missions. BGUSAT is an example of such […]
