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...
February 2020
Europe’s role in space standardisation
... between countries, create new markets, cut compliance costs and support the development of a Single European Market. ROOM talks to Britta Schade, Head of the European Space Agency’s Product Assurance & Safety Department at ESTEC, about the...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... non-executive roles in companies and organisations including the Royal Air Force. In a wide-ranging interview for ROOM, he talks about the significant opportunities he sees for the UK and international space sector, and explains how...
