01 August 2016
SETI has new eyes on the skies
... stars. Since then a number of programmes, such as the Million-channel ExtraTerrestrial Assay (META) programme and SERENDIP (Search for Extraterrestrial Radio Emissions from Nearby Developed Intelligent Populations) plus offshoots of this experiment...
February 2021
The Space Monuments Men
...’ Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time. Serendipity or divine intervention played a hand, and Buzz and I would become friends over the next several years...
March 2018
Exploring the extreme universe
... managed by ESA: in addition to the astronomical objects that have been discussed above, e-ASTROGAM will observe with serendipity a large class of phenomena consisting of objects such as pulsars, magnetars, novae, and binary objects. And of course...
February 2020
Debunking the myths on space patents
... Another explanation relates to the capacity of any person to arrive at the same result, as there is no ‘eureka’ moment or serendipity involved. In the case of space technology, the inventive step is not a problem as, most of the time, teams face ...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... domain and also to terrestrial applications. Specifically, as this holistic approach to technology infusion becomes strategy rather than serendipity, the technology rather than the field of application will become the focus. The diagram (left) shows...
