October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
...unlimited solar energy from space, represents another huge economic opportunity that could easily have powered the efforts required to ...dynamic economic growth, new markets and new employment opportunities will be enormous. And this will benefit our...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
... commercial entrants have significantly lowered the cost of space access, which has in turn opened up further commercial opportunities in space. Artist illustration of SABRE undergoing full test. As the industry develops and the demand for ultra...
January 2018
SLS ushers transformation of deep space exploration
..., and reducing mission cost and risk. In the field of astrophysics, SLS’s greater payload volume creates the opportunity to launch large-aperture telescopes that will provide an unprecedented look at our universe. NASA is developing SLS in parallel...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
.... And while there are 10 licensed spaceports in the USA, none of them is yet in operation, which provides a great opportunity to other countries, bearing in mind that the highest growth in the industry is predicted to be in the ‘rest-of-the-world...
March 2018
Plumes on Europa - tasting an extra-terrestrial ocean
... of Europa, with a closest approach planned at 400 km. Together with NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, it will be the first opportunity to study this enigmatic world from close-quarters since the Galileo mission. One of the 11 JUICE experiments...
April 2018
Servicing the space economy
... The technical challenges to realise these new business opportunities are finally being solved after years of false ...reliability The technical challenges to realise these new business opportunities are finally being solved after years of false starts ...
