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February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...as a TV satellite in GEO remains above the same point on the ground as Earth rotates. The diagram above shows the basic physics for an Earth Space Elevator concept. The green line marks the combined potential of gravity and... to carry its own weight with low or no taper from GEO down to the ground in Earth’s gravity field. A proposed limit strength for an Earth Space Elevator is 30 MYuri. A MYuri (Mega-Yuri), named after Yuri Artsutanov, one of the...
August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
... container, and relay data back to Earth through the primary spacecraft. The ‘cubesat kitchen cabinet’ has helped to conceive some new, exciting science missions using deep space cubesats and nanosats It is common enough... with significant contributions from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Busek Corporation. The science lead is Pam Clark of JPL. Exploring Venus Although spacecraft from Earth have visited Venus many times, our nearest...
February 2019
Building a space museum from scratch
... of the main camera casing. It read: ‘Apollo-Soyuz Color TV Camera, Westinghouse Electric Corp’. “How on Earth did this get here?” I thought. Was it really a camera used on the joint US-Soviet mission in 1975...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...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
...the heart of the issue. Do we have the will and the ‘smarts’ to survive and has human space science risen to a level sufficient for us to identify significant cosmic hazards that could threaten the survival of the ... debris. Even climate change - a complex issue that involves the interaction of human industry and solar radiation on Earth’s atmosphere - is a form of solar threat, though this is not addressed here. A long filament erupted on the Sun...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
...increasing the human presence in space may be the sense of adventure it would give the people of the world. Millions of kids might be inspired to pursue science and improve life on Earth as doctors, engineers and inventors.... Today’s students don’t view living and working in space or on Mars as science fiction, they see it as the future...
September 2016
URBOCOP: saving planet Earth
...developing chain reaction caused by an increasing number of space debris collisions in near-Earth space. Today we are locked into a truly terrifying phase of space pollution as the space debris problem changes from being passive to aggressive. ... explore new worlds. Igor Ashurbeyli is a scientist and a visionary, holding a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering. He founded Socium in 1988 - originally a small software and consulting company, now ...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
...pollution and a general blindness to the long-term effects of over-fishing. The successful use of near-Earth space systems to support national security and to deliver many now indispensable services to society has resulted in a... navigation satellite constellations. Spatial density of orbital debris vs. altitude in Low Earth orbits. Orbital debris concern The proliferation of space debris on and around the most widely used orbits is out of control...
September 2016
Paediatric cancer patients aim for the stars with space inspired art project
... exhibited at the hospital, to exhibiting our art through partnerships with the Museum of Health and Medical Science and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, to animation made in collaboration with our patients and families ...to think about their own journey in a new way. I decided that a space suit would be a profound symbol of how we can work together to integrate the best of science and art to create a form of protection. With this in mind, I knew...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... blindly, did not facilitate the attraction of investment, whereas the possibility that extraction of space resources amounts to appropriation incommodes the initial planning. Hearing the concerns of all parties involved... and private interests. Whether a regulatory solution is on the horizon or not, the debate on space resources governance is definitely here to stay, especially given the time-consuming procedures involved. Serious international...
