February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... existing regime sufficient, or should there be some ‘legal incentives’ for IOS to develop and for insurers to participate? Natural allies? Space insurance has existed as an industry since the launch of the first commercial satellites in the mid...
September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
...these conditions. Obtaining such data is not only of natural scientific interest, but also of invaluable practical importance for... Earth’s atmosphere at a velocity close to that of a natural meteorite. The entry speed of the Photon capsule (7.7 km/sec...
October 2015
From the kitchen… to the stars?
... September of 1997, our design bureau conducted firing tests of the KVD1 steering engine block, also using natural gas instead of hydrogen. This design combined a deflector that could move in two planes to an angle of ± 39.5°, at a thrust of 200...
January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
... humanity’s drive to expand our civilisations into the hostile environment of space. Indeed, this functional dynamic of our natures may remain critical to our ultimate survival and development as a species. Various attributes appear critical for that...
March 2016
Space debris conundrum for international law makers
... of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) focus unvaryingly on the non-functional nature of debris: space debris are all man-made objects, including fragments or elements thereof, in Earth orbit or re-entering...
April 2018
Developing Mars
...The suggested dome design transmits about 60 percent of incident natural light, making domes suitable for use as high-intensity ... body resources, and assigns to the ISRU consortium the natural resources released at impact. This would clear the way...
