October 2021
Russia and China – a new space axis
... under way. In the meantime, Russia and China signed up to ‘cooperate’ on the unmanned lunar programme to precede the Moon base. More by accident than design, Russia and China found themselves at a similar point in the development of their unmanned...
October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
... is a shamefully watered down version of the elaborate space transportation network, and commercial/scientific space platforms and Moon bases that should have existed by now. The efforts of all the space agencies (NASA, ESA, etc) could...
August 2019
Architectural challenges of a Moon village
... other. The main concept of the project is the Lunar Socialiser vehicles, which will connect Moon bases and transport people from one base to another, offering them a completely different experience during the voyage. Docking/charging stations...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... should emerge. I would expect this to play out in the 2020s and early 2030s. This, coupled with a Moon-based economy, should lead to a multi-trillion euro off-world economy by the end of the next decade and...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
... private companies compete to carry cargo and astronauts back to the Moon. So, when it comes to human spaceflight, are the ‘swinging... return from Tranquillity Base, Neil Armstrong occasionally reflected upon the parallels of the Moon with the island ...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... could be used to better understand the make-up of asteroids for identification of mining opportunities. Once permanent Moon bases are established there will be a need for wider communications infrastructure and commercial companies could become...
