April 2017
Sky-fi dawn of the space internet era
... and lighter weight, making them easier to manufacture and cheaper to launch. They will include state-of-the-art onboard GPS sensors and on-board propulsion systems to help avoid orbital debris and for end of life...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
... good, proven and inexpensive solution to this problem. As the astronomical community advanced the state-of-the-art observatory from 1-2 m diameter telescopes to 4 m, and then to 8-10 m, and soon to 30 m or larger, there exist a number of functioning...
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
... University, USA, where he earned a master’s degree in International Science and Technology Policy. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and has worked as a contractor for the US Geological Survey and is currently a consultant in the space...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
..., exploration and commercial communication spacecraft for science and exploration and, and review the state of the art and future trends in the area. The idea is to assemble a large telescope in space using large hexagonal elements...
September 2017
Binary stars and their extraordinary lives
... the best of astronomy, astrophysics, applied mathematics and computer science on many levels. Coupled with state of the art observational surveys, our models of binary stars will explain how physics works in the most extreme environments...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... Jonathan Lim is a fourth-year Juris Doctor student at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Monash. Outside of work, he participates in Model United Nations debating conferences and...
