THz waves are demonstrated as an efficient tool for non-destructive testing (NDT) but remain time-consuming and complex to use, particularly for curved parts. One solution is the multi-beam topology, using Luneburg lenses. However, this solution is generally unpractical above 40 GHz due to significant insertion losses caused by the materials used to produce the required graded-index profile.

Accurate localisation of assets on planetary bodies will be crucial in future exploration missions when it comes to autonomous vehicles navigation and accurate positioning. On Earth, dedicated systems in L-band are typically used for navigation and localisation.

The establishment of vegetation habitats, for on-site production of biomaterials and sustainable food production at ground space stations, is one of the biggest challenges for space exploration. High level of radiation, low temperature, low light intensity, low atmospheric pressure, and low oxygen in the atmosphere as well as high level of toxic compounds in soil are some of the most difficult hurdles to overcome in order to establish vegetation in space.

An Operations Ground Segment consists of a complex system of systems, each of which is a source of high-throughput events e.g. telemetry, Out-Of-Limits, operating/data/network system logs. Today the majority of MC systems support a particular subsystem, have limited processing / analysis capabilities (e.g. limit checking, synthetic parameters, filters) and support only stateless operations.

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