July 2019
Lessons from our first race to the Moon
... The US subordinated all other human space programmes and robotic Moon programmes to President Kennedy’s objective. Thus Gemini ...delays to the overall programme. In the end only the robotic sample return system succeeded: Luna-16 (1970), Luna-20 (1972...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
...the Chinese goddess Chang’e, has three steps - a robotic programme, a human spaceflight programme and the establishment of .... China’s Chang’e programme has three steps - a robotic programme, a human spaceflight programme and the establishment of lunar...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... GaoFen satellite constellation, which was used for mapping, surveillance, and remote sensing to complete the mission. Robots and Internet of Things (IoT) devices served to reduce contact between healthcare service providers and infected patients...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
...satellite servicing vehicle, will rely on advanced robotics, electric propulsion, vision-based navigation and ... the possibility of collision and damage during docking). Due to the robotic nature of IOS, we can assume that human factors will not...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
...are arising, including micro-launchers, miniaturisation, robotics, mega-constellations, and growing demand for satellite... the UK wants to develop. Most are related to in-space robotics which is an area that the Space Growth Partnership advocated in ...
May 2021
NASA’s women of inspiration
...Goddard Space Flight Center and then JPL on human and robotic space missions. Since then, she has undertaken many roles... science with outreach work; and Dr Vandana Verma, Chief Engineer Robotic Operations, JPL, who has worked on Mars rovers since 2008...
