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...
November 2021
Megasatellite habitat at Ceres
... resemble the best parts of Earth. Once upon a time, living in settlements beyond Earth’s orbit would have sat firmly in the realm of science fiction, but not any longer. It is possible that construction of a megasatellite world could...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
... traffic. Space companies active in climate monitoring include Planet, Spire, ICEYE, Satellogic, Tomorrow.io, Lunasonde, Kayrros, GHG Sat, Scepter Air, Pixxel, SatelliteVu, Cervest, Sust Global and RS Metrics. Chinese astronaut Tang Hongbo of the...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
... so many people who just don’t understand that ‘SatNav’ is satellite navigation; they don’t get that the “Sat” means it’s coming from space! We rely on so many satellite services every day and all of the services we rely...
October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
... exploration. But rather than leave and escape the conflict, I walked up to the second floor of the station, sat down and stared out the window at the individuals packed together, holding signs, marching the streets...
