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...
26 May 2022
Harnessing the power of geospatial data
... Power of Place', has been published to explore the opportunities for location intelligence in the fight against climate change. The report, which comprises videos and podcasts as well as written commentary, explores the vast potential of geospatial...
October 2016
Simulating space in a bathtub
...to find any aspect of the system that does not suffer change after being subjected to weightlessness. The ‘dry’ immersion model ...First and foremost, weightlessness affects the muscular system. Changes to the muscular system, in particular the decrease...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
.... Therefore, it is not well understood how these potential microgravity effects permeate through an entire mammalian life cycle, or change over time through multiple generations. For this reason, the Rodent Research-1 experiment recently flown aboard...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... 450 km orbits to higher altitudes will become visible half way through the prediction period. Alongside the change in orbit altitude, we will also see a similar shift to higher inclinations for small satellites. Interestingly, the International...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
... NASA’s Resource Prospector aims to be the first mining expedition on another world. Space taxes As the emphasis slowly changes from space exploration to space exploitation, legal regulations should not stay inert On Earth, although private ownership...
