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...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... more complex set of underlying, interrelated issues. However, because of the exponential growth of space activities, we do not have the luxury of a few more decades to address the challenges of the 3Cs. Urgent action is needed now if we are to avert...
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
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...
October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
... 1975 NASA Ames/Stanford University Summer Study by Donald Davis. In his painting, the artist wanted to emphasise the challenge of sustaining a closed ecosystem in space. The urge to explore outer space, to discover, to colonise and ensure humanity...
