05 June 2019
UK government backs ambitious space plans
... attractive place in Europe for those looking to Earth’s orbit and beyond." The UK government is working with the United States to establish the necessary technical and legal safeguards for US space launch vehicle operations from UK launch sites...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... to launch a project called NEOCAM and the B612 Foundation (a private non-profit foundation with headquarters in the United States and dedicated to planetary defence against asteroids and other NEOs) is building its Sentinel spacecraft. Both of these...
February 2017
Opening up the infinite frontier
... beyond the Earth and opening the Solar System to human civilisation. For 30 years, my compatriots and I in the United States have been leading a space revolution, and at last, after decades of battling bureaucracies, changing laws, investing time...
October 2025
Europe’s unified vision for space governance and growth
... urged. Currently, EU countries represent only 11 percent of global space investment, trailing far behind the United States (57 percent) and China (15 percent). Granero identified three priorities – strengthening EU capacity, leveraging space across...
03 August 2015
From SpaceX to SolarCity: how space sector innovation affects sustainability on Earth
... progressive financing techniques, have made SolarCity a potential trigger for mass adoption of the solar panel in the United States. Considering the scientific community’s growing concerns about climate change and the need for clean energy...
July 2014
In search of strategic stability
... have us believe, but it is not impossible. As the holders of the two largest nuclear arsenals, Russia and the United States have a particular responsibility, but they don’t seem to be ready for joint action. However paradoxical it may seem...