April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... market. However, their use is currently limited by political and export restrictions, such as the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). By comparison, the price of non-Chinese small launchers is much higher; all of them, except...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
..., packed with more than 5,100 pounds of cargo and research equipment, is captured using the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the ISS. Deliveries like this would be impossible during a mission to Mars or extended stays on the Martian surface...
August 2018
Earth observation game-changer
... also mean smaller physical sizes. These days we don’t need to lug around a phone that takes two arms to lift, and the same technology enabling the mobile phone transformation can be applied to satellite technology. Risk...
August 2018
Measuring the pulse of Mars
... on the planet, InSight will spend up to six weeks unloading its payload onto the surface with a robotic arm, before tethering itself to the ground with the HP3 self-hammering mole. InSight will have direct...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
..., rather than discriminate models, we can also predict how an object might manifest itself in previously unobserved circumstances. Armed with this new information, a new signature can be developed to search for these unobserved objects or behaviours...
September 2018
Debris or not debris - is that the question?
...with a ‘space weapon’ - active debris removal, or not? In light of the potential for grave conflict or instigating an arms race, we should therefore strive for an internationally transparent approach. What to do, then? Collective problems and answers...
