November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... help to predict the various equipment temperatures during subsequent nominal operations. Once the commissioning phase is completed, PROSPECT is ready for its main job: drilling into the lunar soil to a depth of up to 1 m, and taking samples for...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... fresh approaches in order to make progress on the space security issue Objectively, I would have to assess that the prospects for advancing space security at the current time are not bright. Differences among leading space powers...
14 April 2017
The Development and Prospect of China's Space Activities, the importance of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group, and the Role of African Space Nations in Global Space Exploration at GLEX 2017
On Tuesday 6 June 2017, the Host Plenary will be on The Development and Prospect of China's Space Activities.China’s space industry has developed rapidly and the space activities have played ...
01 October 2019
On the Future: Prospects for Humanity
The author of this compact book is well known to scientists and the British public through his role as Astronomer Royal and sometime science populariser. Space industry practitioners know him for his uncompromising views on manned spaceflight: a ...
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
... Virgin Orbit is close to delivering its first horizontal launch from Newquay in Cornwall. In total, there are seven prospective UK launch sites, including the Shetland Isles, the Hebrides, Sutherland, Campbeltown and Prestwick (all in Scotland), and...
May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
... arose at a time when the development of space-related technology was principally directed towards military objectives. The prospects for the future use of outer space offer both tremendous opportunities and challenges The relationship between...
