June 2018
Archaeologist of the future
... business. Kepler wrote, in an open letter to Galileo: “We shall prepare, for the brave sky-travellers, maps of the celestial bodies – I shall do it for the moon, you Galileo, for Jupiter.” In his series of planet paintings, Paul Van Hoeydonck...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
... activities that has been signed by the relevant space capable nations. It prohibits claims of national sovereignty over celestial bodies but does not explicitly prohibit the appropriation and use of space resources. In the absence of further...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
... it here on Earth” - Arthur C Clarke Of course, what might be devised for Earth could be implemented for another celestial body. It might make sense to develop an experimental test shield for Mars before seeking to do it for Earth. A Martian...
May 2019
Active debris removal faces legal minefield
... into outer space is carried shall retain jurisdiction and control over such object, while in outer space or on a celestial body”. The Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) in the grasp of the International Space Station’s Canadarm2. The...
July 2019
Science and sensation in microgravity
... in broad daylight and the roundness of the horizon. And as for orbital flights, trips in orbit or even to other celestial bodies, which will greatly expand the spaceflight experience in decades to come, all of these will require preparation that...
November 2019
Space kaleidoscope - towards a genuine multi-messenger exploration
... outside this part of the spectrum were they able to learn much more about the Universe. Different celestial bodies revealed themselves at different wavelengths. Some are completely invisible at one wavelength but clearly visible at another. JoAnn...
