January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... preserving space for humanity is too important an endeavour to be left only in the hands of governments. The wider stakeholder community (the private sector and civil society) needs to get more engaged on behalf of responsible policies that provide...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... involvement in space activities. When I signed up on asgardiaspace.com later that day I was already a member of a 10,000-strong community of space enthusiasts from around the world. In just three weeks half a million new ‘citizens’ had enrolled...
March 2017
Space is open for business
... is not just about space agencies. We want to use this opportunity today as a kick starter to interact with a broader community,” said David Parker. Gregor Morfill, CEO of Terraplasma GmbH, receives the award ‘Solution to Global Challenges’ for...
March 2017
Space research inspires innovation in fashion
... and Andy Warhol, who spread a new vision through presenting and valuing consumer goods as powerful visual communication signs, which were considered important enough to become privileged subjects of the art in themselves. In this international...
April 2017
Sky-fi dawn of the space internet era
...services to the developing world. Today, the primary technology for providing internet access is based on fibre optical communication. Physical cables are laid worldwide to connect continents and to provide broadband access. The three main exceptions...
April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
... 50 milliseconds) broadband (10 terabytes per second) excess will challenge the classical space-based and ground-based communication market. The proposed concepts differ in their maturity levels and constellation concepts and the companies behind...
