May 2024
Spaceflight revolution on a shoestring
... climate and conservation. There is a historical precedent for this. The famous ‘Earthrise’ photograph, taken by astronaut William Anders from Apollo 8 in 1968, became the icon of the environment movement almost overnight. So, it is safe to predict...
September 2024
Liberating access to space
... in July. Pictured (from left): Sir George Zambellas (Chairman), Stephen Watson (Chief Communications Officer), Dr Charles Williams (Chief Operations Officer), Kevin Seymour (Chief Executive Officer), Jonathan Stolerman (Chief Financial Officer) and...
October 2025
Europe’s unified vision for space governance and growth
... a “third country” under EU law. Asked how the regulation might affect UK-based companies, UK government representative William Smith offered a measured response. “I think it’s very early days to comment,” he replied. “The UK Government doesn’t have...
November 2025
Searching for life beyond Earth
... event. We never claimed that there was life in Venus’ atmosphere. The three of us, including Professor Jane Greaves, William Bains and myself, made it clear that we weren’t asserting the existence of life on Venus. However, many people...
May 2026
From Apollo to Artemis - Six decades of the Lunar and Planetary Institute
... after its founding, LPI remains an intellectual leader in lunar and planetary science Under its first Director, Dr William W. Rubey, operations began in temporary offices at the Manned Spacecraft Center before moving to leased space nearby...
03 September 2015
Orion and NASA’s Mission to Mars at IAC 2015
... in taking humans beyond Low Earth Orbit, will be explained at IAC by two top Program Managers, Associate Administrator Mr. William Gerstenmaier from NASA, and Dr. Michael Hawes, Lockheed Martin’s Vice President and Orion Program Manager. Lockheed...
