March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
... fact that 95 per cent of the universe is ‘hiding’ behind dark energy and dark matter gives plenty of room for hope and expectation. And, from industry, I hope to see more responsible actions to keep schedules and...
January 2017
Elon Musk and Mars - looking for a snowball effect
Elon Musk, speaking to a wildly enthusiastic audience at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Mexico on 27 September 2016, has finally revealed his vision for setting up a self-sustaining human colony on the planet Mars. His starting ...
March 2017
Rosetta – outstanding climax to pioneering mission
..., Andrea, Manfred, myself and a few others were eagerly waiting for the signal in the main control room. In another building, our communications people had organised an event with ESA management, VIPs and press. We were...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... of the technical procedures that delivered Ariane 5, Europe’s most successful launcher to date. Here, in conversation with ROOM’s Managing Editor, Clive Simpson, Mr Le Gall offers his unique personal perspective on the status and future direction...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
... utilising space resources. Space resources will anchor a robust economy in cislunar space (‘Creating the cislunar economy’, ROOM, Winter 2017). The closest and most accessible source of resources beyond Earth is the Moon. This was...
November 2018
How many people does it take to colonise an exoplanet?
... an Earth-like world moved from the realm of science fiction to a tantalising possibility. In the Summer issue of ROOM, #2 (16), Andrew Hein’s article ‘Flying to the stars’, considered the possibilities and challenges of getting beyond our solar...
