Introduction to Space Activities
The Space Foundation embraces the entire global space community. We are a leader in space awareness activities, industry services, research and analysis for the global space industry and educational programs that bring space into the classroom. We are one of the few space-related organizations that address the totality of the space community. The Space Foundation annually conducts the premier space industry event — the National Space Symposium - and additional focused events.
The Space Foundation created Introduction to Space Activities as a broad educational and informative tool for individuals interested in learning more about space activities. This introduction includes basic information about the mechanics of space activities and the space industry.
The space industry is commonly divided into four sectors: civil, defense, intelligence and commercial ...
The U.S. government pursues space activities in a number of areas ...
Most space activities are inherently dual-use. In the U.S., government space programs are separated as either civil or national security ...
See a description of standard terms used when describing Earth orbits ...
The term Space Situational Awareness (SSA) refers to the ability to view, understand and predict the physical location of natural and manmade objects in orbit around the Earth ...
Space weather entails geomagnetic storms from the Sun, ionosphere disturbances and scintillations and geomagnetic-induced currents ...
Satellites use a small portion of the radio frequency band to receive signals and relay them back to Earth ...
