September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... individual countries to authorise and supervise this activity. As both Branson’s and Bezos’ activity occurred within the United States, under Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty it fell upon the Federal Aviation Administration (acting under 51 USC...
16 September 2015
From CubeSats to drones – playing catch-up with technology in air and space
... speaking, is incredibly safe. According to officials at the conference, over 700 million people fly over the United States in a given year. In 20 years, that number is set to double. However, an exponentially evolving technology sector is posing new...
30 May 2023
Virgin Orbit cuts its losses and ceases operations
...had already filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States in early April, has auctioned off its main assets, ...a Transitional Services Agreement (TSA) with the United States and accelerating spaceport developments around the country. ...
29 July 2020
Mars 2020 mission, Perseverance rover 'go for launch,' says NASA
.... These environments lasted long enough to possibly support the development of microbial life. With Thursday's launch, the United States will become the third nation to embark on a mission to the Red Planet this month. China launched its...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
... posed to cyber security. Since a 2011 report4 by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission showed that a United States satellite had its TT&C targeted, the evolution of cyber threats to satellites has grown considerably and presents one...
June 2015
Space, secular stagnation, and the economic crisis
... a remarkable edifice in the International Space Station (ISS). Additionally, NASA’s space science programme has led the United States into the history books as the first nation to fly spacecraft into orbit or to flyby every significant planet...
