September 2016
URBOCOP: saving planet Earth
... defined as one of realising that our planet’s biosphere is fragile in the face of both man’s technological advances and natural disasters originating in space. Among these, I categorise the following seven as the most dangerous threats: Solar storms...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
...companies. Relating to this, there could be several types of ownership rights applicable to outer space and, depending on the nature of each, a different tax level. In light of the above, companies could be granted ownership rights which would enable...
October 2016
Unlocking the potential of annular ion engines
...properly implemented, enabling ion optics operation at or near the Child-Langmuir limit [8]. Applications The AIE represents a natural progression of gridded ion technology beyond that embodied by NEXT ion propulsion system (IPS), and its development...
February 2018
Journey of inspiration
...creativity and flying. Growing up like this, it just seemed natural for me to earn my private pilot’s license, study aeronautical ... enough about his enthusiasm for his art and his humble nature, or his willingness to answer all of my questions about...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
... achieved due to the closer approximation of automated systems to nature. Take, for example, deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs)...-space of the VAE. Suspicious detections of a similar nature can be grouped or clustered together, within a greater ...
October 2015
Green cosmonautics: an ideal to strive for
... also means greater longevity for spacecraft and lower costs for launches and other services. Preserving nature, like these purple flowers near Kennedy Space Center, is part of the green cosmonautics ideology In conclusion, even...
