June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
..., more focused on return on investment and potential profits than on embedding ecological sustainability. As Yasushi Horikawa, former chair of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space states: “All space actors must behave responsibly...
June 2015
Re-usable rockets: a new breakthrough for suborbital research
... for the company. Dr. Stern is an experienced suborbital, Earth orbital, and planetary mission researcher; the former chair of the REM committee of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation; and a former NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science...
March 2016
Gravitational waves provide new window on the universe
... was realised. “I like to think of the two LIGO detectors like two ears,” explains Prof Laura Cadonati, chair of the Data Analysis Council in the LIGO collaboration. “When the gravitational waves signal arrives, the delay...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... American people. Dr David Kendall, former executive of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), was appointed in June 2016 to chair the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) for two years. David Kendall...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... Skylab 2 commander Pete Conrad undergoes a dental examination by medical officer Joseph Kerwin. In the absence of an examination chair, Conrad rotated his body to an upside down position to facilitate the procedure. Oral health is a primary concern...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... opportunities for creative systems for planetary space defence - now! Recently, through the leadership of Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, Chair of the new UNESCO Space Committee, an unusual step was taken to launch the new Asgardia space nation...
