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May 2022
Essential guide to the James Webb Space Telescope
... science, we cannot imagine the universe the James Webb Space Telescope is about to reveal. WST is not ‘Hubble’s Replacement’ but ‘Hubble’s Successor’, designed to build on Hubble’s rich legacy and even to work side-by-side with ... to deploy successfully to release the sunshield, which, thankfully, they did, during its one-month journey to its operation destination. Keeping the telescope cool is the primary motivation behind JWST’s remote location,...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
...technology to allow visitors a 360° look inside a Soyuz capsule and retrace British astronaut Tim Peake’s journey back to Earth from the ISS, with narration by Tim Peake himself. So, what should we ...thermal blanket materials over time. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has contributed enormously to our understanding of the Universe and could be curated in-orbit as a space museum exhibit. Interaction A space museum should seek to document its ...
February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
...the regulations) but now awaiting the inevitability of atmospheric drag and gravity to take effect. The Hubble Space Telescope - cultural as well as scientific icon. Harvest option The threat posed by debris within the...that once JWST is operational at the L2 Lagrange point, the options for repair or any further physical interaction become extremely limited. Hubble, on the other hand, in a 545 km LEO, is accessible for servicing, repair and upgrade...
March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
... Art’ column is dedicated to the inspiration that comes from the interaction between space and art. One of the most interesting things about this inspiration is that it presents itself in many ... world of fine art quilting! As a point of reflection and to highlight another first in the interaction between space and art, during her International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 37 mission in 2013, astronaut Karen Nyberg became the first astronaut...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
... Many of us from all walks of life want to experience space travel. We have dreamed of these journeys while enjoying space-themed movies, TV programmes and books. Space travel is compelling, whether it’s the desire to have a life...and in between every step we take. NASA’s ‘Explorers wanted on the journey to Mars’ poster, which encourages a different view of exploration. See ‘Space for art’, page 93. Apart from the thrill of weightlessness, some may...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
...Using for example Variational Autoencoders (VAE), we can model the variations of the appearance of a particular space object or a class of space objects. We can also model (or interpolate) a finer variation between objects or types. In figure ..., False Alarm and Irrelevant Information Reduction (FAIIR), by its ability to observe the analyst’s interactions with the data and learn to prioritise the analyst’s workflow, and by reducing false alarms ...
February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
...the beginning of the twenty-first century. Surrounded by stars - this starfield, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys, contains the globular cluster ESO 520...but I prefer the one that emphasises the responsibility of humanity that explores and will someday exploit space. To declare space and celestial bodies as the common heritage of humankind is to recognise and accept the burden of ...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
...interlinked. “Politics has always been at the heart of humankind’s exploration and utilisation of space, and the space programmes themselves have never been able to transcend terrestrial international politics”. US astronaut, Kevin Ford...in part originally designed and funded to meet the Pentagon’s and the Intelligence Community’s needs. The Hubble Space Telescope is an adapted KH-11 spy satellite that simply looks to the cosmos rather than down on...
July 2019
Stepping into space with STEAM
...governmental, commercial and academic space, and take part in interactive experiences, including film screenings, musical performances, maker-space exhibitors, and hands-on science and engineering presentations. Space for Humanity executive director Rachel... the Academy will allow and encourage students to interact and mentor each other, with direct project guidance from companies currently pursuing space. The Academy will be fully STEAM-focused, ...
