August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... regolith analyses. The European contributions are PILOT - a sensor package for precise landing navigation - and PROSPECT, consisting of a deep drill and a sample analysis payload. In addition to its participation in various missions, DLR is also...
August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
... materials from asteroids, it must first gather data on the asteroid’s composition and characteristics using a fleet of prospecting spacecraft. Technology The growing commercial space industry was not a product of abiogenesis. The industry was born...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
...nor a precise boundary because, fundamentally, there is a problem in giving such a boundary to an ‘atmosphere’. And with the prospect of seeing the cosmic horizon extend further and further as we continue to explore and make use of space, surely ...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
... single or very small numbers of ridesharing smallsats. As can be seen, there truly has been an immense boom in prospective small launchers across the globe. Figure 5 - Breakdown of small launcher lift performance. Balancing optimism with reality ...
November 2016
Turning the Solar System into our backyard
... thus simplifying knowledge transfer. Such effortless networking can bolster academics by providing a means for communication between prospective or current students, alumni, and their universities. Students can also use the platform for a wide range...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
... in the current and future plans of NASA, the objectives of international partners, and perhaps commercial interests in resource prospecting. Mars Base Camp is intended to address the very fundamental questions of origins and evolution of Our Solar...
