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...
February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
.... Building a plant growth chamber in the unwelcoming environment of space still requires work. One of the challenges will be to add the bioregenerative part of the BLSS to the already existing LSS. Another challenge is the need for a better choice...
October 2023
Slovenia’s footprint in space
... company but with an internationally recognised brand that provides innovative space solutions and with the right mindset to address the challenges of the New Space Age. SkyLabs’ NANOsky avionics platform comprises highly miniaturised avionics with...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... discussions and development to address all of the challenges and therefore to better understand how the use of solar energy might enhance the lofty but extremely important goals of maintaining the safety, stability, security and sustainability...
April 2024
Commercial launch development in Spain
... from 12 m long and 0.7 m in diameter to 35.7 m long and 2 m in diameter. Size is one of the challenges. One thing that we demonstrated on MIURA 1 was the staging mechanism. It’s a very tricky system, because - for MIURA 5 - we need to separate...
October 2024
Space exploration remains a crucial endeavour for humanity
... popular culture too, where movies such as Apollo 13 and songs like David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ encapsulate the challenges and triumphs of astronauts. These works not only entertain but also deepen...
