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The development of Transponder carrying Satellites changed the way we consumed media. While we’ve all heard of the Space Race, which included the Mercury and Apollo projects the importance of the space race for Humanity is often quite misunderstood. The successful carrying of man into space required new materials, mathematics, design and communication methods to go with the all new Saturn V rocket which was scheduled to carry man to the moon. One of the most powerful man made objects, the Saturn V was an engineering marvel in it’s own right, but today we’ll be looking at where the space race began, with man made satellites orbiting the earth. While few readers are older enough to recall the Space Race, it’s pretty commonly known that it eventuated in what was known as the Sputnik crisis, as the USSR’s Sputnik became the first man made satellite to successfully orbit the earth. This leap forward marked one of the great successes of the space race and proved the viability of receiv...

As a modern history fan, it’s always fascinating to learn about the triumphs and tragedies that have occurred throughout human history. Today, we’re going to delve into some of the most famous military blunders that have had a lasting impact on the world. Whilst technology and armaments have improved with time, modern military history is filled with examples of well-intentioned plans gone rouge. From poor planning to bad decisions, these blunders have resulted in loss of life, defeat, and embarrassment for the nations involved. So, let’s take a closer look at some of the most famous military blunders in history. Today we’ll look at history generally rather than stick with one specific time period. 1. The Charge of the Light Brigade One of the most infamous military blunders in history is the Charge of the Light Brigade, which occurred during the Crimean War in 1854. The British cavalry charged directly into Russian artillery and suffered heavy casualties. The mistake was due t...

Validating and Geolocating Information is a vital part of the OSINT toolkit. The Status: If you’re a fan of open source intelligence one of the first things you probably realized was that it’s a vast field, with many different types of specialties. We have people who specialize in identifying vehicles, or aircraft along with people who are able to translate and interpret troop movements via social media. There’s an army of geopolitics fans on social media who specialize in various military's or countries. It’s a vast field and as such, it can be quite common to have to interpret these sources that might often lay outside your typical field of experience. In our opinion on of the most interesting facets to this field, can be the geo location and identification of media from various sources. While this can be used in a government role targeting things like human trafficking and dark web activity one extremely common use of this tool is to identify and analyse posts on social...