October 2019
Ground segment transformation - convergence of NewSpace and the cloud
...-mission ground stations, as well as the fusion of ground stations and cloud computing, are two transformational concepts changing the future of space data communication. The current wave in the commercialisation of space (NewSpace) has been enabled...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... all these other areas. This is in addition to the advanced work required on a global scale to better understand climate change, and provide warnings of it and weather events in an even better way than we do today. We’re getting pretty good at this...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
... this method of attracting new innovators be a route to breakthrough solutions, creating new cohorts of innovators and even systemic change for the UK? In two decades, the UK space industry has trebled in size, currently accounting for a five percent...
June 2022
Sunshades in space could help alleviate Earth’s climate crisis
... emissions that already exist. The time is right to reinvigorate O’Neill’s vision to address life in the anthropocene. Climate change is driven by global warming caused by an imbalance in Earth’s energy budget. Energy enters the Earth system from the...
October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
... settlement plans. The project also examines the multisensory connections with related brain activities and physical changes including balance, spatial orientation, and cognitive functions. With the dramatic lighting, lack of colour, variable gravity...
October 2025
Investigating the hidden effects of zero gravity on astronaut vision
... issue for crew members on long-duration missions, with symptoms ranging from transient blurring to persistent structural changes in the eye. Now, as preparations advance for missions to the Moon and Mars, understanding – and ultimately mitigating...
