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...
November 2018
Connecting and collaborating for innovation
...area of medical applications and healthcare this can lead to tangible improvements in quality of life. In this article, ROOM Editorial Board member, Barbara Ghinelli, considers the interaction between medical and space professionals to accelerate the...
November 2018
Creating the ‘Space for Art Foundation’
... space and art project I’ve been supporting is the Spacesuit Art Project. In the Fall/Autumn 2016 issue of ROOM, we shared the story of this very special project through two articles – ‘Art, Space and Inspiration’ by me and...
December 2018
Coffee roasting in space
..., we are starting to see innovative new business opportunities, such as asteroid mining, debris clean-up and satellite servicing. ROOM managing editor Clive Simpson met up with Anders Cavallini and Hatem Alkhafaji, two entrepreneurs who firmly...
January 2019
Is the NewSpace bubble about to burst?
Readers of ROOM will be well versed in the phenomenon known as NewSpace, the ‘new way of doing space’ typified by commercial companies ...
February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
... missions. This newly established facility includes an analytical laboratory, a sample preparation workshop, and a sample curation room. Its main aim is to produce new regolith simulants, analyse existing simulants and curate a simulant collection...
