October 2020
Microgravity and its effects on the human brain
... trajectories, each characterised by a continuous change in gravitational level, leading to both hypergravity (1.8G) phases and microgravity (0G) phases, lasting typically 20 seconds. This spaceflight analogue is the only way to create microgravity...
June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
...of global satcom, satnav, and EO constellations, and the fourth phase of the China Lunar Exploration Program. Overall, despite the 2020s... with the China Space Station (CSS) – the third phase of the Tiangong programme – planned for launch later this ...
June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
... can bring humanity to the brink of destruction In a second phase (that can last hours or days) charged particles sweep into...particles penetrate closer and closer to our planet. During this phase auroras can be seen at much lower altitudes than normal...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
... the perfect condition for high-speed collisions. Satellite servicing includes several operations: transportation, life extension, phasing, repair and maintenance and disposal Consider the following fictitious scenario. The mass of all orbital debris...
