February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... EAC ‘Integrated Team’ is a model for cooperation between ESA, Member States (those with specific competencies in human spaceflight) and industry teams; despite the different affiliations of the team members, they show extraordinary dedication to the...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... is the glamour of claiming to be an ‘astronaut’. This evocative title, however, is as elusive as the air-space boundary. The limitations of spaceflight technology have meant that, until now, there has been no real need to evaluate the nature of what...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service, to fully meet compliance and operational license requirements for commercial spaceflight activities, will need to be carefully considered by the LSO within its planning and budgeting process. Failure to fully...
July 2019
Science and sensation in microgravity
... campaign opening the way for surgical care during long-term space missions, such as interplanetary human spaceflight. Parabolic manoeuvres A solid object launched in a vacuum with an initial velocity will describe a parabola. To create free fall...
24 May 2021
Virgin Galactic makes first flight to space from New Mexico
...Sir Richard Branson. ‘’Today, we launched the first human spaceflight from that very same place, marking an important milestone ... who have been unwavering in their commitment for commercial spaceflight from day one. Their belief and support have made...
August 2016
Space for art
... astronaut. For myself, the single most meaningful way for me to share my own experience is through my artwork. Sharing my spaceflight experience with everyone I can. It was the defining motivation for my retirement from a dream job with NASA...
