Issue #2(2) 2014 Lounge

Flying saucers return

Spectacular catch – NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator is retrieved from the Pacific after a near-space test flight. The LDSD project is evaluating landing technologies for future Mars missions

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Environment

Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative

Astronautics

Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space

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Panoramas from the surface of the Moon

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Maximising returns to Earth - the infinite potential of space

Space sustainability is a critical necessity in ensuring the long-term usability of Earth’s orbits and safeguarding the space-based services upon which modern society relies. Astronautics

Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness