Issue #2(2) 2014 Lounge

The vanity of machines

I was here – Rosetta’s self-portrait as it passes Mars, one of four planetary gravity assists needed to boost the spacecraft onto the trajectory to meet its target, comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

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Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation

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On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6

Environment

Terraforming Mars: from CFCs to Total Recall

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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

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Life in the Sun’s atmosphere - the looming threat of solar storms