February 2016
Shifting Space Perspectives: Artistic Research as Connective Research Area
... a project co-funded under EU-FP 7 and conducted by a consortium comprising International Space University, France; LIQUIFER Systems Group GmbH, Austria; Space Applications Services N.V., Belgium; Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Estonia...
February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... a surprise to note that, despite the popularity of their use on Earth, ionising radiations are rarely considered for space applications. Unlike non-ionising radiations such as UV light, ionising waves cause deep and wide-ranging damage to organic...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
...spacecraft capability They also work in highly scalable architecture, allowing for use across a large number of in-space applications. Thrust levels of 0.5N has been encapsulated within a standalone 0.7U unit, ready to bolt on to the smallest CubeSat...
June 2021
Autonomous robots in space
... Agency (ESA) are, of course, keenly focused on ensuring astronaut safety, so the opportunities to look at ADSS technology for space applications quickly became apparent. Project aims The general aim of the ADSS project was to develop a system that...
25 September 2016
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs participates in the 67th International Astronautical Congress
...Aerospace (WIA) GNF panel on diversity and development, as well as a WIA breakfast event on space for women. Ms Di Pippo and Chief of UNOOSA's Space Applications Section Luc St-Pierre will speak at a GNF event for emerging countries. UNISPACE+50 will...
July 2014
Space technology transfer portals and the chance progress of innovation
... find their way into totally unrelated products; for example, research into nano-robots for space applications has spawned a hand-held device for measuring blood viscosity in patients taking anti-coagulants;1 while research on ...
