September 2019
Electric orbit raising and space weather
... the Earth’s magnetosphere, the magnetic bubble that surrounds the planet and acts as a protective barrier to interplanetary space. Once here, the movement of the charged particles becomes constrained by electromagnetic forces that arise from their...
May 2020
Space astronomy at the limits of technology
...30 January 2020. My first Great Observatory was the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). I was a team member on the ... as much as possible. An artist’s concept depicting the Spitzer Space Telescope in space much as it would appear at the end of its mission...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
...the world-famous Jodrell Bank radio observatory. He later carried out research at University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory. Already a regular science writer and commentator in the UK media he became the BBC’s Science Correspondent...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
...rapid advances in computing and networking are altering the space domain and putting tremendous pressure on the existing order... and difficult issues of spectrum needs, orbital crowding, space traffic management, liability and orbital debris. The near-...
September 2016
Paediatric cancer patients aim for the stars with space inspired art project
... is fighting for their life and inviting them to contribute their artwork to a suit that is going to be worn by an astronaut in space! Gordon Andrews (ISS Programme Comms), Nicole Stott (Artist/ Astronaut), Ian Cion (MD Anderson Cancer Center Arts...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
..., will only happen if we take this responsibility seriously. Even if we have to give in, at least partially, to the dual character of space, our laws implore us to forsake turning Earth orbit into a military zone, whilst at the same time recognising...
