May 2019
Unlocking the full potential of Earth observation
... Earth’s surface, is the case more often than not). Radix then uses a combination of RF and laser communication to beam that data to the ground. Lasers carry significantly more data than RF, comparable to the difference between fibre...
August 2019
Architectural challenges of a Moon village
... nearest crater’s slope. When the cave is big enough, they will move a Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) inside t in order to protect it for the long term. People will start to live inside the lunar cave...
September 2019
A new era in planetary defence missions
... propulsion technology, powered by electromagnetically accelerating xenon ions, which form the characteristic blue glow of the ion beam that propels the spacecraft. The NEXT-C engine will be about three times as powerful as the similar ion...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
... have historically driven economic growth, job creation and increases in the standard of living. A futuristic concept by ESA to beam solar power down to Earth - has the time come for such solar power satellites? Catalysts for...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... greater payload sizes, reduced launch costs and increasing launch frequency, the prospect of an Amazon web services beaming directly from space is not so unlikely. Moon village From a human perspective, government-led programmes have been...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
..., Artemis 3 will descend under power towards the Moon’s shadowy south polar zone with the Sun beaming into its cabin from the left. Nearing the landing site, the Artemis astronauts will arrive...
