29 December 2021
Success so far means JWST has enough fuel to extend its science lifetime, NASA say
Following its successful launch on 25 December, and the completion of two mid-course correction manoeuvres, the JWST mission team have now determined that the observatory should have enough propellant to allow support of science operations in orbit ...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... assistance in supplying statistics from the SpaceTrak launcher and satellite database. About the authors Alan Perera-Webb is a project and business development manager at Commercial Space Technologies (CST), London, UK. During his seven years at CST...
June 2018
Cosmic communications and the anthropology of outer space
... a reminder that we share something precious and rare.” But perhaps not unique. About the author Claire Webb is a doctoral candidate in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
... than 30 papers in international journals and serves as a reviewer for several peer-review international journals. Alan Perera-Webb is a director at Commercial Space Technologies (CST), London, UK. During his nine years at CST he has managed market...
May 2019
Unlocking the full potential of Earth observation
... the Hubble telescope it replaces. Costing over US$9 billion, James Webb is the size of a yacht and has been under development since... on like never before. Artist’s concept of the James Webb Space Telescope, which will peer into the cosmos using the...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
... and operations, and Figure 1 illustrates how these affect profitability and revenues. Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope. On-orbit assembly can be defined as the aggregation onto an orbiting platform of ready-made structures that...
