November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
... This also gives rise to what I term the ‘creeping colonisation’ of space, around claims regarding resource exploitation and attempts by countries to establish systems to protect themselves against their vulnerabilities by denying access to space for...
February 2019
Reflections on the future human condition
... it and sometimes even prioritise it. For the time being, NewSpace entrepreneurs and projects do not escape this. Exploiting the mineral resources of an asteroid (even to refuel spacecraft dedicated to space exploration) and terraforming Mars are...
October 2019
Space-based cybersecurity challenges for NATO
...threat landscape. Threats alone would not pose a risk if there were no known vulnerabilities for an adversary to exploit. Similarly, system vulnerabilities would not always result in risk, especially in peacetime, when there is no incentive to attack...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
.... We need to learn how to live and work there and that requires a large lander with the capability to exploit resources on the lunar surface Again, we’re taking a lot of the technology from New Shepard in designing a lunar lander...
January 2020
Small body missions unveil interplanetary secrets
...Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act that explicitly allows US citizens to “engage in the commercial exploration and exploitation of space resources (including ... water and minerals)”. Luxembourg also passed a law in 2017 that gives companies...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... the commonly used analogue worm C. elegans As a partner in ‘Bioreactor Express’, a new initiative aimed at the commercial exploitation of an incubator facility on the ISS. As well as being a technology driver, the space environment is also a unique...
