March 2019
The changing economics of space
... standardised solution quickly becomes inapppropriate. Infinite Orbits is directly addressing that problem by designing affordable small-sats, each one of them specifically built for a targeted spacecraft. A number of different rendezvous and docking...
July 2019
Lessons from our first race to the Moon
... (c1962) model of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) on display at a museum in Titusville, Florida. In this concept the astronauts sat in seats to fly the LEM and would climb down a rope to the lunar surface. The word Excursion...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... of outer space. Launch of an interceptor missile derived from the Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme in an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test ‘Mission Shakti’ engaging an Indian orbiting target satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) in a ‘Hit...
January 2020
A year of consolidation and expansion
... of Government, was convened by Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, the Asgardia Head of Nation. For the first time, Parliament sat in attendance, creating a precedent which is bound to be repeated in future. Dr Ashurbeyli’s facilitation of the event was itself...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
... dark and cold they would open their bottles of claret, tinned anchovies and corned beef as they sat around their stoves. They thought little of the fire that kept them warm and nothing of the...
February 2021
The Space Monuments Men
... detail and accuracy of Neil Armstrong’s space suit. Fundraising work After 35 years of gut-wrenching, demoralising rejection, I sat in my chair absolutely stunned. I just could not believe that this opportunity was before me. I didn’t waste a minute...
