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The HAPP Project
Thanks to advancements in IT and DIY fabrication, missions reserved for national space agencies just a decade ago are becoming increasingly accessible to hobbyists. Cue the High Altitude Photography Platform (HAPP), created by Christopher Couch and James Mayes.
Tags: Environmental
July 13, 2018
RockFLEET Approved by Queensland for VMS
The proven RockFLEET global tracking and messaging system, manufactured by Ground Control, has been selected as one of four approved devices in a mandated scheme to install a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to all commercial fishing boats in Queensland, Australia.
Tags: Asset Tracking
July 12, 2018
The Bespin Project
In the spring of 2017, an international team of students from Luleå University of Technology in Sweden gathered together to brainstorm a REXUS/BEXUS program idea. The European program supports scientific and technological experiments on research rockets and balloons, sending two of each into space every year.
Tags: Environmental
July 6, 2018
RockBLOCKs Measuring Glacier Movement
Professor Kirk Martinez and his team from the University of Southampton, UK, are using moving rover units equipped with RockBLOCKs to measure how Icelandic glaciers respond to small-scale changes in temperature and precipitation throughout the year.
Tags: Environmental
June 27, 2018
Balloon-Borne Imaging Telescope
Compensating for the many distorting kilometers of the Earth’s atmosphere is usually done by adaptive optics or by placing a telescope in orbit. But both solutions are notoriously expensive and difficult.
Tags: Environmental
March 8, 2018
RockAIR Approved by United States Fire Service
The RockAIR brings satellite and cellular tracking together in a portable carry-on, carry-off form factor at a much lower cost than traditional dual-mode solutions.
Tags: Asset Tracking, First Responders
January 31, 2018
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