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March 2015
Space weather: the public & policy
...inconvenience. It is interesting to speculate on why there was limited public interest in space weather impacts on aviation and GNSS. The aviation case seems straightforward: it probably reflects the fact... today be directly affected by space weather impacts on GNSS. There was limited public interest in space weather impacts on aviation and GNSS The workshops showed that it is straightforward to communicate space weather risks to the public, that...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
...addressed. For one, it could entail creating a new treaty, which would be a slow-going process impacted by intractable geopolitics. For another, if states opted for volunteer-based information sharing, there could be ... 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...
February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
... GEO down to the ground in Earth’s gravity field In principle a space elevator can be built with known tether materials if the taper factor of the tether is large enough. However, a large taper also increases... of tether close to Earth including the atmosphere is especially demanding. It passes through significant wind pressure, weather phenomena such as lightning, condensation, icing, etc., and atomic oxygen (AO) that is highly detrimental to ...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
... Earth from such things as climate breakdown, solar storms, space debris and asteroid impacts. In this article Dr Joseph Pelton, a passionate advocate of using space systems to help humanity, provides an overview of the challenging ... the very real threats that come to our planet from space - orbital space debris, issues related to changes to the geomagnetosphere, threats from space weather (i.e. CMEs, solar radiation flares, and depletion of the ...
March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
... in space have inspired space suit art, but they have also inspired fashion designers to think differently about our own Earthly clothing. That inspiration has been based on the technology as well as on the ‘cool’ factor that... comes from all things space! Continuing this edition’s theme of the fine art of fibre artists, please continue reading and...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
...a prudent, efficient and strong global governance - including a robust space governance system. By global space governance we mean a collection of space-related international binding agreements and non-binding guidelines (and codes ...from traditional applications - communications, broadcasting, weather forecasting, navigation, medicine, security and remote sensing - to embrace space tourism, space mining, space-based solar power, and the future ...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
.... On the one hand, the evangelical application of the space treaties might deprive the world of impactful technology. And if no one is procuring space resource activities, no one is benefiting from outer space, which goes against the concept of benefit-sharing. On the...
February 2019
Building a space museum from scratch
...tracking stations, located in a beautiful farming valley just outside of the capital city of Australia. The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) is one of three facilities that provides two-way radio contact to around 40 robotic spacecraft...there for 20 years. Much of the wall space, though, was empty and the best way to solve that was to fill it with large images that would create a visual impact as people came into the visitor centre...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
...the spacecraft entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve1968. Nothing compares to the actual experience of being in outer space. Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison ‘Jack’ Schmitt’s biggest regret is that he couldn’t have stayed longer on... potential as a blossoming commercial enterprise, there may be some good existential reasons why commercial space, in particular space tourism, may be an important link in humanity’s long-term survival. An immediate benefit ...
