September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... Virgin Galactic employees with a few short minutes of microgravity. Nine days later, marking the 52nd anniversary of Apollo 11’s lunar landing on 20 July, Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos joined the first crewed flight of the New Shepard...
March 2022
What space taught me about water
... gained from her own spaceflight experience and reflecting on the significance of the iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo from Apollo 8, the author hopes to inspire an ‘Earthrise moment’ in each of us to take on our most important role as crewmates, not...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
...-Chinese relations sour. For many, ‘space’ conjures majestic images of the planets, stars and nebulae, the Apollo Moon landings, Martian rovers, or guitar-wielding astronauts on the International Space Station. These encapsulate space as a realm...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... Age with the supply of cork insulating material to many early US missions such as the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo capsules and the Saturn V launcher. However, it was only in 1989 that Portugal joined the first space...
October 2024
Simplicity is the space industry’s secret weapon
... movies and heard the stories about the creativity and sheer willpower needed to survive in space. Think Apollo 13, where creativity and perseverance were the heroes. In reality, the space industry is full of companies that push...
08 February 2016
Comparing Notes: Behind the Scenes of Space Travel
... moon because it is hard, and Scott Millican is one of the engineers who helped them get there. He trained Apollo astronauts for their flight to the Moon and was present in Mission Control, guiding the astronauts through...
