January 2018
Space nation's first orbiting satellite
... United Nations. Asgardians have confirmed the new calendar and voted on the flag, anthem and coat of arms, and adopted the Constitution. In addition, Asgardia’s cryptocurrency Solar,SOL has been registered with the European...
June 2018
Archaeologist of the future
... from missiles and remote sensing satellites can spy on almost anyone. Today, being ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) -free is actually a selling point for commercial space systems, which illustrates how strong the bond...
April 2024
The promise of space-based LiDAR
The United States military is currently undergoing a notable transformation in its intelligence-gathering capabilities. The US armed forces plans to shift their focus from conventional aircraft to space-based assets, embracing commercial Earth ...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... cusp of the second great Space Age - a space race led this time not by a Cold War military arms race but by a rapidly emerging global commercial space sector. This private sector space race is creating a new...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... in space, there are numerous issues of control that these missions had to overcome for safe operation. If a robot arm is intended to capture a free-floating client, such as a piece of debris, an inadvertent contact or excessive force could set the...
December 2014
Asteroid Redirect Mission: preparing for Mars in deep space
... and integrated vehicle attitude control, including for solar alignment and thermal management, in a deep space environment.4 ARM will provide a first opportunity for integrated human-robotic vehicle stack operations in deep space. Human spaceflight...
