January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... human exploration of Mars. A very peculiar environment in space is that of the International Space Station (ISS) at 400 km altitude. Although designed to support up to six astronauts, the presence of breathable air, water, organic materials and...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
... planetary science missions. Astronauts flew aboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station and the Space Coast region rode the economic boom of America’s thriving space programme as the Air Force provided Cape Canaveral facilities, NASA...
May 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
... as NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services programme can possibly do for the lunar surface what Commercial Resupply Services did for the International Space Station, providing reliable and relatively cheap access via commercial platforms. Several...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
...’s advisors are asking him to cooperate with China on space exploration Last year, the International Space Station had to manoeuvre three times to avoid debris collisions, while the European Space Agency (ESA) had to manoeuvre one of its spacecraft...
May 2024
Beyond Earth’s magnetic field
... of Earth’s magnetic field, and the International Space Station (ISS) is in low Earth orbit, where cosmonauts and astronauts are protected by Earth’s magnetosphere. However, the exploration of deep space, including flights to the Moon and Mars, imply...
August 2016
Are the days of innovation in global space over - or just beginning?
... may not seem the most romantic of notions, space activity and exploration continues to light up the public imagination. Social media allows us to see the life of an astronaut as never before, and the International Space Station (ISS) allows...
