August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
...could be found in a novel collaboration between industry and NASA, which we will discuss later. Collaboration between governments and ... of the total overall NEO detection programme. NASA benefited, Planetary Resources benefited, the science community...
August 2016
Space for art
...from that awesome and surreal vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS). Inspirational artwork used by NASA in a series of posters designed to inspire future generations to think about living and working on other planets. That incredibly...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
...be the world’s politicians that will quickly point the finger at NASA, at ESA, at JAXA, at Roscosmos, at the Chinese ...Security, the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation and NASA, among others, to address the problem of solar storms....
August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
... a gravity assist manoeuvre at Venus to provide a boost in velocity to propel them on their way to their primary mission target. NASA missions that have used this slingshot effect include Galileo (Jupiter), MESSENGER (Mercury), Cassini (Saturn), and...
September 2017
Europe needs facility to handle extra-terrestrial space material
... to scrub the air of any particles) and on the rigorous selection of materials allowed to be in contact with the samples. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during its preparation for encapsulation in its payload fairing prior to launch in September 2016...
January 2018
Shielding the human genome
... more antibioticresistant capabilities resulting from exposure to zero gravity and other environmental factors. The challenge facing NASA? Neutralise these species without chemicals, antibiotics, acids and solvents. And just in case that problem was...
