February 2017
UN strategy lifts capacity for non-spacefaring countries
... Technology Initiative (HSTI) to involve more countries in activities related to human spaceflight and make space exploration a truly international effort, inclusive and open to everyone. Our partnership with SNC forms part of a wider strategy ...
March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
... such a pleasure to be surprised by discovering some new and creative way that artists are presenting the story of space exploration. One of these surprising and recent discoveries is the world of quilting. This is another whole world of fine art...
May 2017
Growing plants without gravity
... spaceflight era really got under way there was already a clear understanding of the potential role of plants in space exploration. But unlike Tsiolkovsky, modern scientists had doubts that plants would be able to successfully grow and reproduce...
July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
...movement so that commercial and business rationales remain thriving in private sector? How to address the future of space exploration visions such as colonisation of other planets or asteroid mining should they become reality? What kind of regulatory...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
... most visible components, with launch service providers like SpaceX and Orbital ATK, but in all facets of space exploration and utilisation. This is largely due to the approach taken by the US government to support and regulate private investment...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... are crucial for the success of missions for space exploration and settlement. Here, Tommaso Ghidini, head of the Structures, Mechanisms and Materials Division of the European Space Agency (ESA) guides readers through the extreme properties...
