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May 2020
Space astronomy at the limits of technology
... Observatories - Hubble, Compton, Chandra and Spitzer – which gives him a fairly unique perspective on space science. ROOM’s US editor, Amanda Miller, delves into his engineering background and the key technologies of the...optical surfaces, so you have to cool them as much as possible. An artist’s concept depicting the Spitzer Space Telescope in space much as it would appear at the end of its mission on 30 January 2020, with a backdrop depicting...
July 2019
Stepping into space with STEAM
..., yes, settlers too, are currently to be found in classrooms around the world. And as our world embraces space science and space exploration on a whole new level, it is imperative that we address the question: “How will we thrive, ...community. Holly is on the advisory boards for global organisations such as Space Vault, Finsophy, and STEM for Women magazine. She also sits on the Space Economy Task Force in Austin, Texas. Jeff Smith is a Material ...
February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...enough to scale up the elevator, e.g., to 1000 mt payload. Unfortunately, very little activity of the Space Elevator community is directed to tether maintenance or growth, although, e.g., the automated replacement of railroad tracks..., vol. 152, p. 123–126, 2018. 22 J. Pearson and E. Levin, “Lunar Space Elevator Design in Lunar Space Elevators for Cislunar Space Development,” Star Inc., 2005. 23 M. Lades, “Mars Lift Update,” in IAC18, Proceedings,...
March 2021
Space weather and risk mitigation
...from scientific curiosity to commercially-recognised threat. Historically, awareness of space hazards was limited to countries with operational space science missions, but the growing volume and variety of infrastructure interconnections ...has changed the status of space weather among the space community, while the magnitude...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
..., current developments may not be as novel as they are being portrayed The original space-flight protagonists, best exemplified by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky were romantics interested in orbital stations and flights to the Moon..., confirmed by Japan’s Diet in 1969, ruled that space was exclusively for peaceful purposes, so Japan developed a successful programme of space science, exploration, applications and human spaceflight accordingly. This changed ...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
...The closest example of real space technology to the 10,000-vote target appeared to be the SLS/Artemis set (at 2678), but one should not underestimate the competition from science fiction (Red Dwarf’s Starbug... to the space industry, space insurance and space education sectors. He is the author of six books, including The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology and Space: The Fragile Frontier, has edited three space industry magazines and written ...
January 2021
What it takes to be a space entrepreneur
...work. He’s done his homework.” And people ‘bought it’, and eventually the commissioners voted on it. What about your best idea? The example I think I’m most known for is XM Radio. The idea was to provide satellite radio... sometimes a little too quickly, but certain things really do disrupt how business is being done. The MILO Space Science Institute is also revolutionary. There’s nothing like a MILO out there, because up until now, everyone assumed...
May 2020
Space for Art – The magnificent beauty of spaceflight
... the wonder of space, science and art. As we push forward to launching new spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and on to the Moon and Mars, and as more commercial activities develop in space, it’s important that...yet not so gentle return to Earth on a Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz represents some of the best spacecraft engineering and a wonderful example of international cooperation. Crew members from all of our partner countries...
February 2019
Building a space museum from scratch
...display cases. One great thing about being in Canberra is that we are blessed with some of the best cultural institutions in the country: art galleries, museums and libraries filled with exhibits. The other big...years, during which he has worked with organisations to promote international and domestic space science. He has been an active grassroots promoter of science to schools and the public through public speaking and media appearances and also ...
