August 2016
Fireflies and saucers
During his first orbital flight on the Mercury-6 spacecraft, astronaut John Glenn noticed a strange phenomenon. The spacecraft was in orbit and, when the Sun came up, he reported with great excitement that he was surrounded by thousands of small ...
August 2016
Space stations - drivers of cooperation
... while China’s splashed back into the ocean and the US made it only after losing quite a few Mariner Mars missions. On similar lines, ESA has established competencies in specific areas of planetary exploration, as has the Japanese...
May 2019
Growing Australia’s space industry
... from space technology and services. These benefits include helping farmers monitor the health of their crops, marine pilots guide cruise liners and emergency workers track the progress of bushfires. Internationally the space industry...
September 2019
Space cybersecurity - why we mustn’t forget the basics
... Research Projects Agency (DARPA). He has been distinguished through his service in the US Government both as a US Marine, in civil service and as a contractor serving government cyber units. A thought leader in defensive cyber warfare, he has...
July 2020
Trailblazing STEM education
... & Space Center. Our sister community informal learning centres, such as the Virginia Zoo, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, and Norfolk Botanical Garden have become key partners in this endeavour. Although one might...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
... merge into Chryse Planitia – the Plain of Gold – and approaches the eastern canyons of the Valley of the Mariners, overwhelming the depths of Capri and Eos Chasma. The vehicle’s shadow is spreading over a terrain similar to Earth...
