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...
September 2016
Transforming US space policy
When most people think of space, they think of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Apollo programme, Space Shuttle launches, the International Space Station; all high profile human exploration programmes carried out by...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
... and BRIsat. For Europe’s aspirations in human spaceflight, cooperation as a partner in the International Space Station is the most evident illustration. But I am dreaming of a day in the future when a man or a woman from Europe will wear a blue star...
October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
...of true purpose – which should have been the creation of a productive, profitable and permanent human presence in space. Today, the only programme that approximates this purpose is the International Space Station (ISS), a wonderful example of a multi...
January 2018
Space nation's first orbiting satellite
... 2017 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia as a part of the OA-8 Antares-Cygnus mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and deployed after Cygnus completed its mission at the ISS and was placed into a higher orbit. Speaking from...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... has unique training, medical operations and astronaut operations/support expertise in Europe. While currently focused on the International Space Station (ISS) programme, a large part of EAC’s competencies is relevant for any future human spaceflight...
