February 2020
Visions of spaceflight before the Space Age
...is atomic energy or rocketry. Rockets that fulfil dreams of launching humans into space (up and away!) also have the potential to be used as weapons ... United States and the USSR led to the space race. Space was the new field of competition in a battle...
July 2020
Are we entering a post-Overview Effect era?
..., the focus was more on the ‘Space Race’ between the United States and the Soviet Union, and then ... move in that direction, my colleagues and I have founded the Human Space Program (HSP), a central project to ensure the sustainable, inclusive and ...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... this decade progresses In the context of the new Space Race, countries including the United States, Europe, Russia,...the momentum will grow as this decade progresses. Commercialisation of space exploration, however, will not end with the lunar economy...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
... is to finance a proof of concept. Every initiative that requires huge investments in basic research and development, like the Space Race of the 1950s or the high-energy physics of today, requires a massive upfront investment that can only be covered...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
... stands as a testament to how smaller nations can be bold, creative and indispensable players in the 21st century space race. Editor’s note This article is based on interview at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), in Milan, Italy, October...
August 2016
Are the days of innovation in global space over - or just beginning?
... required to accompany any number of avid fans, children and fanatic space enthusiasts through future space progressions. Although some might argue that the Cold War space race is now over (and some might not), the competitive nature...
