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The De-Orbit Sail that will bring TechDemoSat-1 out of orbit

Space Debris is becoming an increasingly worrying problem for the space industry. Various methods for bringing inactive satellites back into burn up in the earth’s atmosphere are being considered by satellite operators.

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16 September 20130 Comments0 Comments

Fishing Space Debris from orbit

Millions of pieces of space debris are orbiting Earth dating back to Sputnik-1 in 1957. Could we use fishing nets, harpoons and sails to reel them in?

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31 July 20130 Comments0 Comments

Inspiring young minds

The work experience programme is extremely important to SSTL, and so far this summer they have hosted 19 work experience students, one of whom is me, Vicki Slim.

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26 July 20130 Comments0 Comments

Stuart Eves wins an Arthur!

Stuart Eves, a longstanding SSTL employee, was awarded an "Arthur" at the UK Space Conference for his Education and Outreach activities.

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19 July 20130 Comments0 Comments

UoSAT-2 and Landsat 5: the 80s icons that left a legacy

In 1984, a Delta 3920 rocket blasted off from Vandenberg airbase in California carrying two satellites destined to make a difference– NASA’s Landsat 5 and University of Surrey’s UoSAT-2.

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26 June 20130 Comments0 Comments

Lightweight carbon fibre antenna boosts payload data downlink speed

In the near future, satellites will be able to acquire almost limitless amounts of data.

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03 June 20130 Comments0 Comments

Satellite imagery shows Oklahoma Tornado devastation

SSTL’s remote sensing subsidiary DMCii has imaged the destruction caused by the tornado that hit Oklahoma this week.

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24 May 20130 Comments0 Comments

1000mph Bloodhound car relies on satellite imagery

When you’re driving a car faster than the speed of a bullet, the surface conditions of your track are vital.

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16 May 20130 Comments0 Comments

Space radar exposes ocean activity

The ocean covers 71% of the Earth’s surface and moves 90% of its commerce, yet our ability to monitor activity on the ocean is far less developed than on land.

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25 April 20130 Comments0 Comments

UK-DMC2 tackles North African locust plagues

Every year, Africa faces swarms of locusts, which threaten to decimate crops and endanger food security.

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19 April 20130 Comments0 Comments

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