More Challenging Than the South and Covers Both Weather and Ice Few countries have such a large span in their forecasting as Denmark. The mainland is localised around 55 degrees north, but the forecasting also includes Greenland with large oceans and land areas mainly north of the Arctic Circle. Many people along the coast of […]
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The Weather from Space – Meteorological Satellites Celebrate Sixty Years
Sixty years ago, meteorologist for the first time could see the Earth’s weather systems from observatories high above the clouds. The world’s first meteorologically satellite, the American TIROS, from a height of more than six hundred kilometres above the Earth could follow the development of the cloud systems and their movements above Earth. TIROS -1, […]
Swedish Institute of Space Physics – Fifty Year in Space and Still Holding the Lead
October 3, 1968, the first instrument, developed and built at The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Institutet för rymdfysik, IRF) was launched onboard the European satellite ESRO–1A. Fifty-one years later the first Swedish instrument landed at the Moon’s far side, as a part of the Chinese Chang’E-4 spacecraft. The first instrument, named S71B could […]
Broadband for the Arctic From 2023
Norway’s Intention to Build and Operate Communication Systems for the Artic Areas Warmer climate and a desire to utilise natural resources, has led to an increased activity in the Arctic and the near Arctic areas, and similarly, the need for adequate communication has also increased. Today the communication systems are not the best. […]
NordicSpace – Twenty-Five-Year Anniversary
Twenty-five years ago, the first issues of Nordicspace was published. At the time it was titled “Nordic Space Activities”, and it was published in printed version and in the Nordic languages and mainly distributed to the Nordic countries, however, some copies were also distributed around the world. Over the course of the next fifteen years, […]
Broadband for All
Broadband for All – OneWeb and European Industry in the Lead The ultimate goal of providing quick broadband for all, independent of geographical locations on the globe is not an unattainable goal, however, it requires huge investments and is challenging at best. Using the existing satellites in geostationary orbits does not provide customers with […]
Sixty Years of Space Exploration
The launch of Explorer 1 marked the beginning of US spaceflight, as well as the scientific exploration of space. With the launch of Sputnik 1 the Soviet Union took a leading role in the space race, a challenge the Americans society not could fail to return. After some initial troubles in the start with the […]
This Main Space Issues This Summer
Two principal questions have circulated in the media in an otherwise quiet summertime, in terms of space activities. First, do we need a spare planet, secondly, is artificial intelligence a danger to our existence? As an introduction to the Starmus Festival in Norway last spring, the physician Steven Hawkins said that if the […]
Ruag Space Sweden – World Leading Supplier of Satellite Adapters and Dispensers
When a satellite is about to be pushed into space, it is almost certain that a Swedish injector provides that final push. For decades, through development and production, the Swedish Ruag Space has gained excellent expertise and knowledge and now stands as the preferred supplier of satellite adapters and separation systems for nearly all […]
Sweden’s Largest Research Facility
“Make the Invisible Visible”