June 2022
Finnish start-up ReOrbit aims to revolutionise space industry
... to recover autonomously from non-nominal or emergency situations. So, where a less autonomous satellite would switch to emergency mode, stop providing services and wait for ground control to solve the problem, a more autonomous satellite would ...
January 2023
The effects of spaceflight on the female body
... of the bone directly under isolation conditions and showed multidirectional changes, presumably associated with different modes of physical training in the participants. The results of the instrumental measurements and biomaterial analysis will...
February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
... the disadvantage of needing to be cooked before consumption. Another factor to consider is the reproductive system and the pollination mode of the plants, because animals (such as insects) are not allowed on board. A list of potential crops to grow...
October 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... SAR reconnaissance satellite. The satellite (2,700 kg) was equipped with an L-band SAR system with two working modes with 5 m and 20 m resolution respectively. The satellite operated in a polar orbit of 630 km/98 degrees. In total, three missions...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... to see a new offering from VAST (tagline: “live in space”) in the hall. Having recently emerged from ‘stealth mode’, the company was advertising “Haven-1… scheduled to be the world’s first private space station” (ostensibly from 2025...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... the adoption of non-binding guidelines and reports of groups of governmental experts, which are seen as the preferred mode of norm-making. Recently, there have also been attempts at circumventing the United Nations process of law-making...
