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IEEE Spectrum
June 2006
Stephen Barlas |
Troubled Weather Satellite Program Cost overruns and project delays have led to a cloudy forecast for the United States' new polar-orbiting weather satellites. The problems with the polar satellites are a major concern for the whole enterprise of monitoring Earth from outer space.   |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006 |
Optoelectronics Briefs Optical fire-control units for Army lightweight artillery... Optical security camera backup system... $49.9 million contract for shipboard infrared visual sensor systems... L-3 Communications acquires EOTech... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
Ben Ames |
Weather Forecasters Turn to High Technology From warfighting to civilian airline schedules, weather controls our lives. The modern meteorologist builds forecasting models on powerful computers, and pulls data from radars, satellites, and a global network of sensors deployed on airplanes, weather balloons, and ocean buoys. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2008
Rich Smith |
Lockheed GOES Up Straight up, with a pair of weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
National Defense
August 2013
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Industry May Have Answer to Weather Forecasting Blind Spot The United States faces a gap in future weather forecasts. From less accurate to untimely predictions, there could be dire consequences for the U.S. population and economy, warned a recent Government Accountability Office report. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
Sandra Upson |
U.S. Earth-Sensing Satellites Left Out In the Cold The degree of precision needed to forecast hurricanes, and the future accuracy of climate modeling as well, may be in danger if recent trends in Earth-observing satellite programs persist. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2011
Eliza Strickland |
Satellites and Supercomputers Say 6 to 10 Hurricanes Coming U.S. scientists predict a stormy season; new satellites and simulations coming too |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2009 |
In Briefs FAA gives green light to NextGen satellite system... Northrop Grumman reveals first Navy unmanned combat aircraft... Lockheed Martin selected for next-generation GOES-R weather satellites... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2006
Robert Gall & David Parsons |
It's Hurricane Season: Do You Know Where Your Storm is? Souped-up satellites, supercomputers, and superior science might soon mean you really can trust the weather report. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 1999
Stephen M. Portz - Space Coast Middle School |
Satellite Technologies in the Classroom ...Though the data is often not in real time, the ease of accessibility, the range and quantity of images, and the archival capabilities of the Internet make the use of satellite imagery a great educational activity... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
John Keller |
Air Force Taps More Defense Companies to Develop Alternatives to SBIRS High Satellite Surveillance System This system will keep watch on the Earth's surface for ballistic-missile launches. |
Fast Company
February 2014
J.J. McCorvey |
The Future of Forecasting WeatherSignal is an app that hacks the growing number of sensors that exist in Android phones to crowdsource information. This could point to a new form of weather-data collection. |
National Defense
July 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Troubled Space-Based Infrared Satellite Program Finally Gets Off the Ground On May 7, the Air Force successfully sent to geosynchronous orbit GEO-1, the first SBIRS satellite. It was a long, tortuous road, lasting some 15 years with a price tag that will come to $10.4 billion. |
National Defense
February 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Getting to the Bottom of Global Warming -- From Space The first of several satellites designed to monitor Earth's greenhouse gases has reached orbit and will begin collecting data in the coming months. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2005 |
In Brief Successful first flights conducted using radar for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter... EADS joins Northrop Grumman on KC-30 tanker bid... French select Spectrum's flexComm SDR-3002 platform for homeland defense... etc. |
National Defense
October 2010
Eric Beidel |
Satellite System Rides the Solar Wind A new system for observing space weather is bringing scientists closer to making accurate forecasts for conditions beyond Earth's atmosphere. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2009 |
Electro-Optic Brief Photonics mast, electro-optical sensor suite for attack submarines to come from Kollmorgen... Uncooled infrared focal-plane array top supplier ranking goes to DRS Technologies.... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2007
Suhas Sreedhar |
Night Life as Seen From Space Scientists plan satellite to snap pictures of cities at night. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Jean Kumagai |
Protecting the Power Grid From Solar Storms New spacecraft will aid forecasts of space weather. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
X-ray Eyes in the Sky Scientists are working on the next generation of low-orbiting satellites that they hope will see far past the Earth's surface and into its interior, to better understand the structure and composition of Earth's crust, mantle and core. |
National Defense
December 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Murky Picture of What's Happening in Space Worries Air Force Officials There is a deterrent value to space situational awareness that doesn't grab the attention it should. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2005 |
In Brief Consortium to develop Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems' common operating system... Honeywell receives maintenance systems order for U.S. Navy CH-46 helicopters... Anteon to deliver live training ranges for U.S. Army... Northrop Grumman/Raytheon team to compete for GOES-R... |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2006 |
Modeling Toward Accurate Storm Forecasting For the time being, getting the weather right will still require a large dose of good fortune. But continued improvements in our weather predicting capabilities will eventually take the guessing out of storm prediction and bring us to the moment when wagering on the weather will be a safe bet indeed. |
National Defense
July 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Satellites at the Beck and Call of Ground Troops Military leaders for years have been asking for a capability that would allow ground units to commandeer satellites to obtain imagery of their surroundings. |
Geotimes
November 2004
Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. |
Geologic Mapping for the Future Current efforts to develop an integrated Global Earth Observation System of Systems are helping to launch a new voyage of scientific discovery. |
National Defense
May 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Satellite Company Claims It Can Prevent Weather Data Gap Executives at PlanetIQ, a joint venture by several space companies, say they can solve the problem by launching a constellation of 12 low-earth orbit satellites that use a method called GPS radio occultation. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2006
Barry E. DiGregorio |
Roundabout Way of Profiling Earth's Atmosphere Here's how new methods of measuring temperature, pressure, and humidity using GPS signals should improve weather forecasting. |
National Defense
July 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Air Force Embraces Small Satellites As Budget Outlook Grows Dim With the federal budget expected to shrink in the coming years, Air Force officials are already looking at ways to maintain the capabilities they must deliver to the armed services. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Jennifer Bogo |
NASA Mission Statement Q&A: Eyes on Earth Interview with a professor involved in a study to find out how Earth scientists view NASA's shifting priorities and how it may affect the study of the planet. |
Popular Mechanics
June 19, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
7 Expert Answers for How Big Business Will Spend Cash in Space At the first-ever Space Business Forum in New York, leading rocket scientists, military officers and even hedge-fund managers crunched the numbers to illuminate the future of the space industry. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2007 |
In brief Boeing awarded Laser JDAM contract... Raytheon ships ARTEMIS sensor for on-demand surveillance from space... Air Force awards Lockheed Martin weather systems contract... |
Industrial Physicist
Dec 2003/Jan 2004
Dawn Lenz |
Understanding and predicting space weather When streams of charged particles from the sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field, there can be serious consequences for electrical power grids, communications networks (radio, television, and telephone), and satellite operations. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2005
Ben Ames |
Optical sensors light up the battlefield Tomorrow's sensors will be modular, digital, fused, and networked |
National Defense
June 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Air Force to Boost Budget to Prepare for Conflicts in Space A potential conflict on Earth that escalates into space has prompted the Air Force to find an extra $5 billion to spend on offensive and defensive systems to protect national security satellites. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2007 |
In Brief Boeing picosatellite mission to advance miniature satellite technology... Army awards General Dynamics $31 million for combat vehicle work... United Kingdom awards Lockheed Martin Trident missile-support contract... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2010
Rich Smith |
Boeing: First in Space, in Air, and in Between Will Boeing make satellites obsolete? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2008 |
In Brief Contract news from Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, BAE Systems and NASA Polar satellite ends service after 12 years |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2008
Courtney E. Howard |
Raytheon Delivers Prototype Missile Warning Sensor Raytheon has built and tested an integrated infrared sensor for the Risk Reduction Alternative Infrared Satellite Systems (RR-AISS) program. |
National Defense
July 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Military Looks to Small Satellites as Costs for Large Spacecraft Grow After some 50 years of launching large, complex, multi-million dollar spacecraft, the military and industry are rethinking the way satellites are built and acquired. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2005 |
NASA picks DRS sensor for satellite Awarded a $5.4 million contract, DRS Technologies will make advanced infrared sensor modules supporting the Wide-field Infrared Survey Experiment (WISE) mission of the NASA Medium Explorer program. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2007
Saswato R. Das |
Killer Electrons From Outer Space Accurate space-weather forecasts could come from knowing the cause of super-fast electrons in the Van Allen belts. |
National Defense
July 2014
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
New Chinese Threats to U.S. Space Systems Worry Officials If China continues to make strides and develops weapons that reach farther, it could one day threaten key satellites in geosynchronous orbit. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Burton H. Lee |
The Investor's Guide to Space How to make profits that are out of this world |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2004 |
In Brief Northrop Grumman submits bid for WATCHKEEPER Battlefield Intelligence... Aeroflex partners with TestMart... Anteon to support Army forces command modularity coordination centers... etc. |
Geotimes
June 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
Sun Cycle to Flare Back up in 2008 Although the new cycle is predicted to be moderate in intensity, scientists warn that it may still strongly impact space-based technologies. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2007
John Keller |
The ultimate in weather forecasting The secret to accurate and timely weather forecasting lies in getting the most sensors out in the field as possible. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2009
David Schneider |
Iridium Will Host Science Payloads New satellites will give space and wattage for Earth-sensing experiments. |
National Defense
January 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Israel Pushes New Satellite as Solution to U.S. Space Radar Needs Israel Aerospace Industries has joined with Northrop Grumman in hopes that they can sell time on a radar imaging satellite to U.S. government agencies. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2006 |
Electro-Optics Briefs Jenoptik offers new infrared camera module... Boeing-led team tracks and targets simulated missile in Airborne Laser ground test... DRS Technologies receives Army contract for next-generation thermal weapon sights... |
Geotimes
July 2004
Sara Pratt |
Recalculating the Warming Trend Over the past 15 years climate researchers have observed that while temperatures at the earth's surface have been quickly on the rise, the troposphere has been warming more slowly than expected. |
