21 November 2018
Jezero Crater chosen as landing site for Mars 2020 mission
... value of sites such as Jezero Crater, and a previous mission contemplated going there, but the challenges with safely landing were considered prohibitive,” said Ken Farley, project scientist for Mars 2020 at NASA’s ...
28 April 2020
This year's IAC will be hosted in a virtual format due to Covid-19
...those dates in your calendar and stay tuned for additional details on the programme and logistics for the event in the upcoming weeks. Despite the challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IAF is confident that humanity can emerge from this crisis...
July 2014
Space technology transfer portals and the chance progress of innovation
...do it. Identifying where that knowledge can be exploited in other sectors and making it available to the right people is the challenge, particularly when the target sectors and individuals within them are not necessarily aware of, nor looking out for...
March 2017
Space is open for business
... and it is being used right now in Morocco. Rob Suters, managing director of IPStar BV, maintained that the challenges in space are essentially the same as on Earth: water, waste, food and energy. And Abhay Bhagwat, senior director for sustainable...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
...’ between human and robot. New operational steps must be developed to verify that the assembly procedures have been executed as planned. Some of the challenges faced by robotic, autonomous on-orbit assembly can be addressed by learning and benefiting...
March 2018
Shifting lines and new horizons in Earth observation markets
... de Selding, Space News, October 2015.http://spacenews.com/china-launches-high-resolution-commercial-imaging-satellite 3 The challenge of future space systems and services in Europe: Industrial competitiveness without a level-playing field. Gil Denis...
