February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... to secure the chance of one of these first launches through Virgin Orbit and the RAF with the Artemis project. These are the kind of pathfinders which will be critical in the future. I also hope we move forward...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
...’ for the 2020s. Indeed, competition from China might be just what is required to ensure the success of NASA’s Artemis programme, before the end of the decade. Not since the 1960s has such a national impetus existed...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
... space station (32). The closest example of real space technology to the 10,000-vote target appeared to be the SLS/Artemis set (at 2678), but one should not underestimate the competition from science fiction (Red Dwarf’s Starbug...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... village From a human perspective, government-led programmes have been especially active in supporting industry. The US Artemis initiative, with its associated small lander Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) programme, has provided tremendous...
October 2020
Morality, rights and responsibilities in space
... to make the shift needed to support the opening of the frontier. From space resources laws to the recent Artemis Accords, some have shown real vision, and yet, as one of the authors of the Accords admitted, what...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... resources for commercial benefit, as evidenced by the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 and the pending Artemis Accords. Likewise, events such as India’s 2019 Shakti anti-satellite test (ASAT) and Russia’s alleged Kosmos...
