April 2026
Exploring Mars – the key issues
... meaningful to look much beyond getting to Mars and establishing a base similar to what we have created in Antarctica This article has painted a generally positive and optimistic picture. Yes, it looks like we could get people to Mars if we wanted...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
...space law is the so-called concept of ‘benefit sharing’ found in Article I of the Outer Space Treaty (OST). Specifically, this provision ... Christol, have argued that there can be no doubt that Article I of the OST makes it clear that nations must use...
February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...what constraints and challenges will be faced? In this article Martin Lades considers the concept, the existing competition ..., and the possible responses are complex [19] and beyond this article. In summary, the risk of debris and other moving bodies...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
...systems often have undesired emergent behaviours when subjected to a new set of operating conditions and constraints. In this article, Mark Jernigan elaborates on some of the major technical challenges ECLS systems development teams must overcome for...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
... He is the Editor-in-Chief for the National Space Society’s quarterly print magazine Ad Astra, and his frequent articles have appeared in Space.com, LiveScience, Futurity, the International Business Times, Popular Science, Caltech’s E&S magazine, and...
September 2020
Space technology transfer - today and tomorrow
... Financial Mechanisms – from loans to skills vouchers and grants to support companies transferring technology. The purpose of this article, as with all questions put into the public domain, is to stimulate discussion across public and private sectors...
