August 2016
Big or small - aerospace innovates through constraints
...the same in space. For CubeSats in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which is below the Van Allen radiation belts, radiation hardening...within the size and power profile of a CubeSat could be in LEO in under six months. Furthermore, since the spacecraft run open ...
March 2017
Space is open for business
...Alenia Space Italia. “The role of the private companies in LEO should be increased with business plans put in place,” he ...key for low Earth orbit operations. “The end users of LEO commercialisation will be hybrid,” suggests Bart Reijnen, head of the...
April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
...magnetic field and finally the atmosphere. Low Earth orbit (LEO), where the International Space Station is located, is protected... Apollo astronauts, the only humans so far to travel outside of LEO, received from about 1.6 mSv to 5.8 mSv - with Apollo ...
June 2017
Spaceplane rationale - a new way of thinking
...space age sooner rather than later, we need to use existing technology as far as is practicable An airliner capable of flying to LEO would transform spaceflight by providing vastly lower costs and improved safety. The essential design features of the...
