July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... occurring in or originating from space. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken familiarise themselves with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, prior to the Demo-2 flight test. Space law and health governance The United Nations space law...
February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
... have been suggested and may offer a future solution: they include using a crewed DreamChaser or possibly an Orion or Dragon capsule to re-boost the telescope’s orbit and extend its lifespan. These rendezvous options were certainly given...
July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
The mutually dependent paradigms of collaboration and competition are common in space applications such as communications, imaging and navigation, but the space exploration sector has historically remained the business of government agencies. Today,...
October 2021
Russia and China – a new space axis
... Town was empty of both European and American astronauts in training, both now flying on the new SpaceX Dragon to the ISS. This created room for the idea of hangtianyan flying to the ROS later in the 2020s...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... barge, and more than 50 have been reflown on subsequent missions. SpaceX also flies its own reusable Dragon capsules to deliver cargo and crew to the International Space Station. Elsewhere in the industry, companies such as SpaceLogistics...
February 2022
A new legal system for space
...) for space, setting global standards for safety, security, efficiency and sustainability in space. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry humans to orbit, delivered astronauts Robert Behnken...