Space & Satellites

High-tech, low-cost: a shoebox-size CubeSat made in the UK, a global leader in this field. Image by Clyde Space

The UK’s Star Trek speeds into warp drive

15 May 2012

by Ray Cooling, London Press Service

Science & Technology » Space & Satellites

”Resistance is futile” was the menacing refrain that emanated from the all-conquering Borg Cubes in the blockbuster science-fiction franchise Star Trek.

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Model satellites with the Sysbrain system developed by Professor Sandor Veres and Nick Lincoln. Image by Brian Bell

Developing systems ‘to allow spacecraft to think for themselves’

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The world’s first control system that will allow engineers to program satellites and spacecraft to analyse and work out problems for themselves has been developed by scientists in the UK.

30 August 2011

Star performers: satellite technology used by astronomers could soon be used to keep airports secure or diagnose breast cancer Image by ESA

Space technology finding practical uses on Earth

Technology developed for space missions to study the most distant objects in the universe is now finding a host of practical applications back on Earth.

21 June 2011