07 August 2015
NASA pays Roscosmos $490 million for ISS access even as U.S.-Russia relations at a historic low
... record needed for anyone to greenlight that kind of mission. Politically, the situation is awkward for both the United States and Russia. U.S. politicians are expected to be tough on Russia with regard to Ukraine, and as for Russia, anti-American...
November 2016
Turning the Solar System into our backyard
... now and at an ever quickening pace. So far a majority of these activities are occurring on the west coast of the United States. In the rest of the world, including Europe, a lack of opportunities for innovative ventures in commercial space is still...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
...itself. By the end of World War II, the United States knew that guided and ballistic missiles would be the .... Thrust levels of 0.5N has been encapsulated within a standalone 0.7U unit, ready to bolt on to the smallest CubeSat. The thrusters are...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
..., home was no longer Florida or Texas, or even the United States. Home was Earth. The view that future explorers will know ... those two moments. When Kennedy made his speech, the United States had only a few minutes of spaceflight experience, gained ...
April 2024
The promise of space-based LiDAR
... 58 non-governmental organisations, assessed the need for improved topographic and bathymetric elevation data across the United States. The comprehensive report, released in September 2022, spanned over 14,000 pages and addressed specific user...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... to learn, there are four United States-based companies whose business plans involve...other volatiles in space can also be valuable. The Planetary Resources website states, ‘In orbit, spacecraft propellant is a multi-billion dollar industry with...
