January 2018
When it comes to water Mars may not be the promised land
... by the wind. The solar arrays on NASA’s InSight lander are deployed in this test inside a clean room at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver. This configuration is how the spacecraft will look on the surface of Mars. When viewed...
May 2018
Space safety – the problem with dual hatting
... statement that the development process is under control. Working on the Orion Forward Bay Cover at prime contractor Lockheed Martin near Denver, Colorado. Innovative technology Key safety decisions should be made at the design stage and not...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
... - were delivered in orbit in April 2002 and December 2002 to New Skies Satellites. The satellites were made by Lockheed Martin and were launched from French terriroty. In 2003 and 2004, the Dutch government sent a ‘note verbale...
August 2018
Measuring the pulse of Mars
... lander over another band (UHF). The solar arrays on NASA’s InSight lander deployed inside a clean room at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver. This configuration is how the spacecraft will look on the surface of Mars. This is where...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
... learning process and generate ever more powerful models. The Space Fence space surveillance system built by Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force, due to be operational in 2019, will revolutionize SSA by detecting orbital hazards well in advance...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
... STEP-2’ and ESA’s new initiatives are taking the possibilities seriously. Commercial interests like Metalysis, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Thales Alenia and SSTL are all looking at what might be possible. Planetary scientist Dr Katherine Joy...
