Space Satellite Reliability starts at the early stages in the design process. Designers and Reliability engineers, are involved early in the product life cycle. In military, but also increasingly commercial Space programmes, ILS is involved. ILS is short for Integrated Logistics Support. Integrated Logistics Support, is concerned with producing a product, that is reliable, and …
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Satellite Communications
Satellite Communications started with Arthur C Clarke. Arthur C Clarke wrote an article in 1945, about ‘Extra-terrestrial relays’ It wasnt long before his idea became reality. Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite, launched into space. It launched on 4th October 1957, and propelled the Space Race between the Soviet Union, and the …
Free Space Optical Communications
Free Space Optical Communications, is a way of transmitting data, using light. Free Space Optical Communications, is commonly abbreviated to FSO Communications. FSO differs from the more commonly used Fibre Optic Cables, in that data travels through the air. Traditional Fibre Optic technology uses strands of glass or plastic fibre, to direct the light source, …