October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
... limited specific impulse (Isp) and hence large quantities of fuel required. The most promising option for transporting large spacecraft efficiently and within reasonable timeframes is high power electric propulsion (EP). In this context, the power...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
... sectors, forecasts upwards of 52 Exabytes of cloud data traffic transported via satellite by 2029 in its report ‘Cloud Computing via ...expand its footprint. The volume of data on the cloud transported through LEO/MEO/GEO is forecast to grow rapidly at...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
...-fossil fuel energy generation, including nuclear fusion and geothermal power Electrified and more efficient terrestrial transport (areas in which Elon Musk’s companies are active) Cultured meat and milk products, replacing the inefficiencies...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... feasible to use rockets for point-to-point cargo transportation around the Earth for time-sensitive material like medical... a robust commercial environment. Consider the analogue of air transportation. In 1911, the first piece of mail was delivered...
November 2021
Megasatellite habitat at Ceres
... There is almost no limit to how large the megasatellite could grow; it could eventually be much larger than Earth To transport material from Ceres’ rocky surface to orbit, reusable rocketry and in situ propellant production could be used. Ceres...
February 2022
Nutritional issues on interplanetary spaceflights
... produced foods suitable for a spaceflight environment. An analysis of the existing nutrition options for Russian crew members of transportation spacecraft and the ISS found that the composition of the basic nutrition components and the energy...
