October 2024
EO data - the fuel that makes climate action possible
... can autonomously identify, quantify and categorise natural gases like methane. Methane emission from a gas processing plant in Texas, USA. Advanced emissions intelligence Satellite technology is the future of emissions monitoring, driving us towards...
October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
... in ‘off-world’ landscapes and encompass natural resources. Along with regolith 3D printing methods, growing habitats from plants is also being considered, but there is still much research required to overcome the challenges of living in the hostile...
April 2026
Robotics is the future of space labour
... robotics. When I founded the company with Ethan Barajas, who started his career at NASA developing autonomous plant growth systems for the ISS, we set out to do something ambitious: modernise space robotics and bring terrestrial...
May 2026
Mars exploration – the nuclear option
...’s gravity, the system transitions into a different mode. The same nuclear reactor now becomes an electrical power plant. Through a closed Brayton cycle, thermal energy from the reactor drives a high-efficiency turbine generator system...
May 2026
From Apollo to Artemis - Six decades of the Lunar and Planetary Institute
... Science Institute] show the world that we do not build rockets and spacecraft to fly our flag in space, or to plant our banner on the surface on the Moon. We work to give all mankind its last great heritage. We are...
November 2026
Beyond footprints - what Apollo really taught us about becoming a spacefaring civilisation
... that accompanied Wernher von Braun’s famous Collier’s magazine articles in the 1950s depicted not lone astronauts planting flags, but functioning systems: wheels, docks, ferries, habitats and orbital construction yards humming with activity...
