03 February 2018
In the Shadow of the Moon: the science, magic and mystery of solar eclipses
... of how people around the world understand natural phenomena are “a bit short-sighted”, the author says his book represents an attempt ...to stay put and see a partial eclipse, but that’s a bit like being in the stadium the day before the Super Bowl”. I...
25 February 2018
Handbook of Space Law
...of the key reference sources in space law are getting a bit long in the tooth and, while the topic originally applied...Outer Space Treaty, the UN Declaration of Human Rights and (a bit more self-serving) the Return of Astronauts (‘Rescue’) Agreement” ...
10 October 2018
Voyager/Hello from Planet Earth (CD / DVD set)
... found the high-pitched synth on side one a bit wearing at times but the syncopated rhythms are engaging and addictive. Side ...two is a bit more ‘off the wall’ and arguably ‘less accessible’, but ...
December 2014
From the green economy to green space
... ideas, game rules, projects and materials. And to achieve that, everyone involved must first become a little bit green on the inside. References 1 Davydov V.A. On the strategy of the development of the Russian space industry up till 2030...
December 2014
Before Rosetta: Svetlana Gerasimenko’s story
... dreamt of becoming cosmonauts or having something to do with space – it was shrouded in so many enticing mysteries. Personally, I am a bit of a coward and afraid of heights so becoming a cosmonaut was out of the question. I went to study astronomy...
March 2015
Chasing comets together: the Vega project in the USSR and beyond
..., thought for a second, and, quite business-like, began to climb back down. It got down, drove a little bit to the side of the table, and then began to drive around it. The collapse of the USSR, which affected...
