April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
...all found to be equipped with a battery charger that made batteries susceptible to explosive rupture. Some 46 satellites get ‘stranded’ in space each year Such a design flaw in a large series of mega constellation satellites that are quickly launched...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
...soil to grow crops. Astronaut Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, stranded on Mars and surviving on a potato crop planted in Martian soil...occurs. When Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon) gets stranded on Mars in The Martian he plants potatoes in a ...
June 2019
Asgardia’s parliament – a year of progress
... bonded everyone was the surprisingly consistent collective commitment to facilitating communities in space. The Congress painted a multi-strand strategy for everything from the science agenda to the way that Asgardia will recognise its citizens...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... it is always developing, means that both brokers and underwriters make regular use of technical consultants. Indeed, as this strand of insurance has developed, we have even seen former satellite engineers become space insurers. This highlights the...
24 August 2015
The science of space movies: Matt Damon, “The Martian,” and the great Mars gamble
... quest to write a realistic scenario featuring an astronaut stranded on Mars. Starring Matt Damon, the film even ...least not in the beginning, anyway, as Matt Damon finds himself stranded and abandoned on Mars – but it also reflects our greater ...
07 December 2018
Misplaced satellites provide highest accuracy yet of Einstein's theory
... (5 and 6) were not where they were supposed to be. Launched back in 2014, a malfunctioning Soyuz upper stage rocket stranded the satellites in orbits that were too elliptical to be used for their intended purpose - navigation. Despite an attempt...
