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July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
...SiH4)]. Taking advantage of the above-mentioned properties, nitrous oxide may be employed for such space propulsion applications as: cold-gas thrusters for spacecraft attitude control monopropellant thrusters for spacecraft station-keeping ..., in supporting the technical preparation of this article, as well as the editorial team atROOM Space Journal for assistance with the final detailed editing and presentation. About the authors Vadim Zakirov is ...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
...of water-ice that can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen and subsequently used for rocket propulsion and life support. It also contains helium-3, an isotope that might be used in future nuclear... interpretation of ‘the mankind provisions’ has thus reached an impasse and, according to former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law, Prof Joanne Gabrynowitz, it is “now primarily a political problem and... therefore, only subject to a ...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
...using a highly-toxic chemical propellant called hydrazine for space propulsion, governments and experts are demanding change. With rapid expansion of an increasingly privatised space industry, a new green alternative and a new...are the foundation for accomplishing anything in space and propulsion is at the heart of both. You can’t get to space, stay in space, move around in space, or come back from space without propulsion. But if we were to offer ...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... environment, and remote sensing law & regulation. He has been a contributor to several aviation and space law focused journals, is a member of the International Institute of Space Law, is the Chair of the Legal Technical Committee with the American Institute of Aeronautics...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
... of curation may be significant, the costs of simply disposing of large space assets safely are also very high. For example, a dedicated propulsion module has been suggested to drive the ISS into the Pacific at the... end of its mission. In the short term, therefore, it might actually be more cost effective to designate the ISS as an exhibit in the space museum...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
...model building. It is therefore no great surprise that Lego has embarked on its own small space programme. Entering space Space is increasingly an integral part of our culture… It is therefore no great surprise that ... writer, and a Commissioning Editor for ROOM Space Journal. He has 40 years of experience as a satellite communications engineer and consultant to the space industry, space insurance and space education sectors. He is the author of ...
July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
...to New Orbital InfrastructureRecreational/Habitable Configuration designed by Annalisa Dominoni and Benedetto Quaquaro for Thales Alenia Space. About the author Annalisa Dominoni is an architect, designer and professor at Politecnico di Milano...has chaired international symposia and workshops on design for outer space and has written books and published numerous papers in scientific journals. She has been the recipient of several prestigious awards...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... the military uses of outer space, and the author of War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics and several papers on space policy in a variety of academic journals. Dr Bowen frequently appears in media items on space policy and advises practitioners on space security and defence policy...
February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
...— could cause potentially mission-altering consequences. Given that a huge number of satellites, as well as the International Space Station (ISS), operate in LEO, it is hardly surprising that the proliferation of debris is of major concern ...foresee advances in technology and capability (with special focus given to the development of electric propulsion and space tugs) that may make this plan feasible within a relatively short timescale. The Soft ...
