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Flood warnings for Africa advance with EU expertise
Satellites and on-the-ground sensors are helping Kenya, Ghana and Zambia tackle inundation risks and farmers cope with drought.
By Anthony King
Like most people, Mark Noort...
Preventing outer space from becoming a hazardous junkyard
As the number of objects launched into orbit grows, the EU is working to prevent debris from getting out of hand.
By GARETH WILLMER
An upsurge in...
Watching over water, Earth’s most precious resource
Satellites are helping Europe protect its lakes, lagoons and rivers.
By HELEN MASSY-BERESFORD
It is early morning on the Razelm-Sinoe lagoon in Romania when a small boat...
Satellite Imagery In Your Business
Space, in terms of business, has always been seen as the domain of large corporations and state space agencies with multi-billion dollar budgets. In...
In booming satellite market, micro-rockets are the next big thing
More and more miniature satellites are being launched every year, driving up demand for smaller rockets.
By GARETH WILLMER
Contemporary life would hardly be possible without satellites....
Anti-Satellite Weapons: Risks and Regulations
Today, outer space is characterised as an increasingly congested, contested, and competitive domain. This is because of an unprecedented increase in satellites and actors...
World Security Challenges: Space Debris as Multilateral Threat
International cooperation, discussion and agreements are needed to ensure safe, secure and peaceful outer space. At present, there are more than a thousand satellites...