September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
As global commercial space activity continues to surge, the pace of innovation is challenging the ability of governments and regulators to keep up. In this thought-provoking opinion piece for ROOM Space Journal, former UK Science Minister and Member...
14 December 2020
Systems shutdown as ISS suffers from power and oxygen failures
... eight channels of the segment was reduced by a third. This in turn has led to a number of systems in the American Unity module being turned off, including the computer, one of the four gyroscopes that support the station...
19 July 2021
Blue Origin ready for first crewed New Shepard launch 20 July
... pipped to the post by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson on 11 July. During his flight on the VSS Unity, Branson and crew reached an altitude of 87 kilometres (53.5 miles); a height that Blue Origin say is short of the Kármán line...
13 May 2023
Inmarsat boss calls for urgent action to reduce space debris
... are more strategies without action,” he said. “The NewSpace economy can be shaped by new space players if we act in unity now.” Portugal Space Agency president Ricardo Conde described sustainability as “underpinning the country’s expanding efforts...
16 August 2024
Space Nation issues Declaration of Independence
... on mutual recognition and further cooperation. In doing so it corroborates of the principles laid down in the Declaration of Unity and the Constitution of Asgardia, each of which was adopted by universal vote of Asgardians in June 2017. Asgardia was...
18 December 2024
EU to launch advanced constellation to counter Musk’s Starlink
... the European Parliament and Council. “IRIS² is not just a technological achievement - it is a testament to Europe’s ambition and unity,” said Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy. “This cutting-edge...
