October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
... is intended to attract both established aerospace companies and small start-ups. The challenges and opportunities provided by space exploration and the utilization of space resources enable us to satisfy all of these ambitions. Broader access...
March 2018
Mapping the dark universe
... (CFDP class 2) addresses the challenges in the design of the space and ground segment. The next steps for the Euclid ground team will be the implementation and validation of the concepts in the ground segment itself About the author Andreas Rudolph...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
... facility. Finally, there is a power system to provide energy for ice extraction, transport and processing. The environment within the PSR is challenging. It is extremely cold, perhaps 40K, and dark, with ever-present highly abrasive dust. Reflected...
September 2019
Expectations in a connected world
..., potentially widening their reach to new markets. For the satellite industry to remain at the forefront of connectivity, the challenges which could compromise the reliability of the service must be addressed. Regulations must be developed to ensure...
July 2020
Key technologies for space exploration
..., but also live in space. Creating a sound environment for humans to flourish in space is just one of the challenges faced by explorers and the aerospace industry at large, but before we can begin to tackle living in space, we must get there and...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... danger to current space operations. If there is no action to deal with this, then it will exacerbate the challenges posed by the expansion of the orbital population when numerous satellites converge around valuable parts of Earth’s orbit. It would...
