The problems with small satellites – and what Australia's Space Agency can do to help
- Written by Duncan Blake, PhD candidate, law and military uses of outer space, University of Adelaide
Australia is part of the global explosion in space industries – including the design and engineering of satellites smaller than a loaf of bread.
But we’re at a point now where we need to take the next step.
The growing number of small satellites orbiting Earth presents some unique challenges, such as interference with communication...