January 2021
How the UK space sector is levelling up with support from its science facilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the crucial importance for businesses to be nimble and to embrace new technologies – and space technology is central for ...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
... the lunar surface. The ideal balance between astronaut and robotic contributions in this activity has yet to be demonstrated, but history shows us that the concept of lunar mining is at least possible. The missions of the Apollo programme...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... the health, safety and property of other persons to ‘as low as reasonably practicable’ (ALARP). Thus, being able to demonstrate that operations are conducted at an ALARP level acceptable to the regulator is crucial to obtaining a launch site licence...
17 February 2017
Researchers suggest a new natural law can explain the rotation of galaxies
... include 25 ellipticals and lenticulars, and 62 dwarf spheroidals, to measure the correlation with greater precision. "This demonstrates that we truly have a universal law for galactic systems," said Federico Lelli, formerly an astronomy postdoctoral...
05 June 2019
A first for China as it demonstrates new sea-launch capabilities
A Long March 11 rocket blasting off from a mobile launch platform in the Yellow Sea signified a new chapter in China’s space industry, as the nation becomes the first to fully own and operate a floating sea launch platform. The rocket, which is 20.8...
15 November 2019
First public test of Mars lander for China ahead of 2020 launch
... manoeuvres, in preparation for the country’s first interplanetary mission which it aims to launch next year. The demonstration took place in Huailai, Hebei Province, Asia's largest extraterrestrial celestial landing test site, which allows engineers...
