June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... that a similar approach will be followed for future (cislunar) projects. As another example of this trend, ESA and Germany’s DLR are supporting European companies in developing micro-launchers via grants, instead of developing their own new...
July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
... concepts (hybrid rocket motor, bipropellant and monopropellant liquid rocket engines) employing nitrous oxide were investigated in Germany. In 1937, for instance, a hybrid rocket motor using coal and gaseous nitrous oxide was developed. A small...
May 2022
Redefining the space professional – disruptions in the space sector workforce
...! The International Commercial Experiment (ICE) Cubes control centre, a public-private partnership with ESA near Munich, Germany. Traditionally a Master’s degree has been a minimum entry requirement for ESA and other space-related organisations...
January 2023
Asgardia expands its reach
... partner organisations, as well as researchers and specialists from the United States, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and Japan. The SIRIUS Chief Project Manager, Dr Mark Belakovsky, is also an AMP and...
September 2023
Space sustainability and the global commons
... degree in political science, lectures on international relations as an Honorary Professor for international technology policy at Tübingen University, Germany, and has written or co-edited 20 books and more than 140 articles and papers in the fields...
September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
... Research Center - IBMP RAS. The equipment for ESA’s Expose-R was designed and manufactured by Kayser-Threde (Germany) with the help of IBMP RAS scientists. It consists of a metal case containing three cassettes, each of which has...
