April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
...) which have concluded that SBSP is both technically and economically feasible. Such conclusions are driven by advances in robotics, decreasing hardware costs and, most significantly, decreasing launch costs, due to the emergence of reusable and more...
June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
... to complete the revision of the Human Dependability Handbook ECSS-Q-HB-30-A with a focus on Human Error Analysis. Accelerating pace Robotic automation is not just about the potential to replace human roles and functions - it also has great potential...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... storage, materials and additive manufacturing, water processing and waste management, simulation and virtual reality, robotics and human-robotic interaction, and life support and habitability. Taken together these initiatives improve the skills and...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... systems engineering, conceptualisation of novel smallsat missions, attitude and orbital dynamics, estimation and control, and space robotics. Peter Boone has been a Senior Analyst with SSCL since the company’s inception. Previously, he had a 28-year...
April 2018
Servicing the space economy
... cost. NASA is preparing to take the next logical step after in-flight refuelling between two aircraft - the robotic refuelling of orbiting satellites to extend on-orbit lifetimes. A service spacecraft for station keeping and manoeuvring is the first...
09 January 2019
New self-driving rovers being tested for Mars
...very difficult planet to land safely on, so it’s essential to maximise the discoveries from each successful touchdown. New autonomous robot technology like this will help to further unlock Mars’ mysteries and I’m delighted that the UK is a key player...
