August 2016
Academia’s role in space protection, space traffic management & orbital debris mitigation
...to process and filter alerts produced by time-domain surveys. Whether fundamental or use-inspired, active research into the challenges sketched in this article is imperative not only to locating satellites and spacecraft debris but also to predicting...
May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
...and much more difficult to provide answers. However, what is clear is that it is no longer appropriate to think of the challenges associated with our activities in space as somehow quarantined into separate ‘pigeon-holes’. Each type of space activity...
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
... benefit to crew members. For instance, it is broadly agreed that the simple idea of having windows to allow the colonists to look outside is likely to be salutary. The challenge with this on the surface of Mars will be that it will be very difficult...
January 2018
Shielding the human genome
... and possibly more antibioticresistant capabilities resulting from exposure to zero gravity and other environmental factors. The challenge facing NASA? Neutralise these species without chemicals, antibiotics, acids and solvents. And just in case...
July 2018
The rise of interplanetary CubeSats
... architectures maybe a safer bet that is less reliant on technology breakthroughs to make it possible, the challenge comes from lack of a credible standard. The current CubeSat standard, designed originally for LEO satellites, is not applicable for...
August 2019
The next us – our evolution in deep space
... themselves; we can only assist them by being aware of who they are and providing them with the tools to meet the challenges they will encounter when being themselves. We need to begin preparations for space travel differently. First...
