March 2016
Space industrialisation needs balanced legal and policy approach
.... The result was HR 1508, a bill that attempted to carve a law that would satisfy the needs of emerging space exploration companies whilst simultaneously heeding the international law obligations of the United States. HR 1508 was more successful...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
...’. And with the prospect of seeing the cosmic horizon extend further and further as we continue to explore and make use of space, surely this is the same with Europe and peace? French politician Robert Schuman is regarded as one...
November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
...to microgravity and gave a variety of cost-to-performance options. Many of these microgravity experiments were oriented towards space exploration and this advanced research started to push the boundaries in physics, biology and chemistry. A big shift...
March 2017
Space is open for business
...project manager of the World Food Programme, believes that it would be unrealistic to ask mankind to stop dreaming about space exploration for two decades until we solve our problems on Earth. “Incredible technological advances in the past years have...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
...the many challenges to overcome before would-be space explorers can embark on long-duration expeditions to ...If humans are to have any hope of becoming true interplanetary explorers, then new life support technologies have to be developed that increase...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
...article. External sensing is a critical element in space exploration providing situational awareness of the environment and surroundings. ...and development are critical to enabling human space exploration, physiological research often takes a majority ...