July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
... eventually, Sierra Nevada. Soon after, NASA introduced the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) programme which contracted Boeing and SpaceX to build spacecraft for crew transportation to the ISS. SpaceX now provides services to the ISS...
January 2023
Private space stations and NASA’s effort to re-invent itself
... Space may also be involved in the use of the Dream Chaser spaceplane for crew and cargo transport. Boeing to be responsible for the science module and for the operation and maintenance of the space station. Redwire...
September 2023
Satellite manufacturing - building to size, speed and security
.... When other small satellite suppliers like Millennium Space Systems and Blue Canyon Technologies were acquired by Boeing and Raytheon, respectively, I saw where we stood. Our competitors are owned by conglomerates and you can’t invest...
October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
... in the Explorer scientific programme. Aircraft changed over the years to the L-1011 Tristar and then the Boeing 747. Air launch has the advantage that it can be used from any airport with a long runway...
October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
.... Stakeholders will therefore include companies such as AALTO/Airbus and Stratospheric Platforms in the UK; AeroVironment, Boom Supersonic, Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the USA; military organisations such as the UK MoD and US DoD; and aviation and...
October 2026
After the applause What Artemis II really means
... did its design allow even the possibility of a frozen urine vent? It reminded me of an issue with the thrusters on Boeing’s Starliner capsule in 2024, which caused a delay in returning a space station crew to Earth. The space industry has...
