April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
... might that change in the next decade? Boeing’s Starliner astronaut capsule sitting atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Under development in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the Starliner is designed to accommodate seven...
April 2020
Reviving Russia’s space programme
... engines - still the most advanced in the world - were sold to the Americans to power their Antares and Atlas V rockets, the latest batch arriving at the end of 2019. The retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, and...
May 2020
Space for Art – The magnificent beauty of spaceflight
... abort test could produce such an incredibly beautiful image and help to ensure safety for future launches. Atlas V launch of Solar Orbiter, Cape Canaveral - February 2020 These two pictures bring to life the power of launch...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
... of craftspeople in Airstream’s Jackson Center, Ohio, manufacturing facility. Thus, Astrovan II was born. Based on the Airstream Atlas Touring Coach platform, it was built by Airstream employees in Jackson Center, Ohio, in eight months. Unlike its...
June 2022
Sunshades in space could help alleviate Earth’s climate crisis
... School of Mines in the Space Resources programme. Previously, Liz was the Certified Responsible Engineer for the Atlas V payload fairing at United Launch Alliance.
May 2024
DNA across the universe - the new Noah’s Ark?
...), European-Russian Cooperation in Space - from de Gaulle to ExoMars (Praxis/Springer, 2021) and, with Gurbir Singh, The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites (DOM, Berlin, 2022)
