April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
...walked on another world - we are reminded of how much can change in 10 short years. Back in 1960, America’s human spaceflight ... in a single 10-year period… but that might be about to change. In 2010, with the costly Space Shuttle about to be retired,...
June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
.... The cost of such a system would clearly be in the tens of billions of dollars, but the destructive impacts of climate change in terms of hurricanes, typhoons, tornados, flooding of cities and other adverse effects such as fires and air pollution...
March 2021
Data may be the new oil... but its real value is in actionable information
... This interrelatedness and dynamicity challenges our understanding of the changing world and how our actions can impact the ecosystems...way that gets inside the decision-making loop, could truly change the world for the better. About the author Dr ...
June 2022
Finnish start-up ReOrbit aims to revolutionise space industry
... with multiple players entering the field, there needs to be a ramp-up on the exponential pace of technological change - which means changing the way satellites are built to meet the boundless demands of future missions. We need to exponentially...
23 December 2015
First new 'ground truth' in 40 years as Chinese rover Yuto presents analysis of moon rocks
... high or low to very low titanium content. No samples with intermediate values were found. Conversely, basalts at the Chang'e-3 landing site are intermediate in titanium, as well as rich in iron, said Zongcheng Ling, associate professor in the School...
March 2015
Sizing down and reaching higher with CubeSats
...in the vacuum of space. TAB LE 1, SELECTED SMALL SATE LLITE/ NANOSATE LLITE SERVICE AND COMPONENT PROVIDERS The changes started in the educational world before adoption by government and industry. To date, close to 100 educational institutions around...
