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February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...challenges will be faced? In this article Martin Lades considers the concept, the existing competition and the outlook for Space Elevator research. The first elevator may be as expensive as the Space Shuttle... competitions on Earth such as NASA’s centennial challenges or the upcoming Global Space Elevator and Mechatronics Challenge, led by the Japan Space Elevator Association (JSEA). Space infrastructure will be increasingly important as it demands...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
..., 1983) unmistakeably reflected the US government and media portrayal of early space as ‘peaceful purposes’. The Space Shuttle had its own dedicated west coast military base, Vandenberg Air Force Base...Bart Hendrickx in Belgium, tends to be outgunned by commentaries higher on suspicion and hyperbole. In the most challenging international situation for a generation, there is there is merit in finding ways of de-escalation, especially through ...
February 2019
Building a space museum from scratch
...the visitor centre, known locally as the Canberra Space Centre (CSC). He said, “Yes, do anything you want, as long it doesn’t cost anything.” I accepted the challenge. Channelling Indiana Jones I asked the station Director...of heatshield, materials from a Mercury spacecraft, and several types of thermal protection tiles used in the Space Shuttle programme. For a space-nut like me, it was heaven. The big crate had my heart pounding. It stood nearly ...
February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
... paint flake travelling in excess of 17,500 miles per hour is significant, as shown by craters observed in Space Shuttle windows. Whilst larger assets such as the ISS have Whipple shielding to provide a measure of protection from debris...STS-125 Hubble servicing mission four. Challenges There are many challenges facing the orbital heritage of the space industry. The need to remove the smaller sub-10 cm space debris along with larger outdated or ...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... arguments have mostly been a large yawn. It has only been the big, dramatic and visionary space challenges that created huge global television audiences and worldwide media attention. These accomplishments excite national pride... such as Proton, Soyuz, the H-2, Ariane 5 or the Space Shuttle have helped the public embrace the wonder and vision of space. This article, however, argues that space agencies should now embrace their most vital mission...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
...facsimile of the ISS, measuring about 48 x 30 x 24 cm when complete. It is mounted on a Lego-built stand with a Space Shuttle, capsule and several ‘cargo spacecraft’ that can be docked to the station. Like the real thing, the..., lack-of-saleability reasons). It could, however, be time to consider that icon of human space travel, the Space Shuttle, as it drifts further into the mists of history and rose-tinted recollection. About the author...
September 2023
The Institute of Biomedical Problems - Sixty years of contributing to the development of space biomedicine
...to coordinate work in various areas of space biology and medicine, laid the foundation for many years of cooperation under the Mir-NASA and Mir-Shuttle programmes, which later became the basis ..., educational and technical organisations of various agencies and with broad international collaboration, the challenges necessary for human space exploration in medicine and related fields (biology, physiology, psychophysiology, habitability problems and ...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
...cars, etc, but probably no satellites that have actually flown in space. There are, of course, a few re-entry capsules and a limited cadre of space shuttles, manned vehicles that were deliberately designed to return to Earth. ...satellite is still likely to need attitude control and thermal management to maintain its physical integrity in the space environment. There are also hazards ‘up there’ which exhibits in terrestrial museums do not have to ...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... were in part deliberate covers for developing essential military space technologies such as more capable missiles, nuclear warheads and spy satellites. The US Space Shuttle was 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 ...
