May 2022
China’s international collaboration in space: an evolving approach from the Middle Kingdom
... builds it, will they come? Future trends Despite all the efforts poured into international collaboration in space, China’s space sector, even today, remains very domestically-focused, while an increasing number of countries are becoming suspicious...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
...all going to grind to a halt. American astrophysicist and retired NASA scientist, Donald J Kessler, pioneered the study of space debris. He realised that, left unchecked, orbiting debris could cause a chain reaction of satellite collisions, which has...
January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
...basic sense. Here, Cheryl Gallagher contemplates some critical foundations for our rapidly developing human cultural space development, and the vast opportunities for expanding cultural and organisational conversations in advance of the technical and...
September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
...Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, has been leading a series of round tables on space sustainability, space standards and space policy, to ensure that everyone has a say. With regard to industry, I work on a regular basis through...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
...issues include matters related to planetary protection, planetary defence, cybersecurity, space weather, space transportation systems, standardisation of space ports, space traffic management, space travel and tourism, threats to dark and quiet skies...
21 August 2020
A small air leak has been found on the International Space Station, says NASA
...,” and stressed that the leak is still within segment specifications. It presents no immediate danger to the crew or the space station, NASA added. The atmosphere in the off-word laboratory is normally maintained at a pressure comfortable for the...
