May 2018
Satellite data helps combat illegal shark fishing
... the location, time and behaviour of specific vessels at sea. This advanced system uses state of the art technology in conjunction with specialist fisheries analysts to provide detailed, actionable insight to help governments in their endeavour...
June 2018
We live on a planet!
... only thinking about it as a planet and not really as our home planet. For this issue of ‘Space for Art’, I would like to share a few thoughts that I’ve had since flying in space that now leave me thinking every...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... requirement of about four kilowatts per crew member for providing the optimal artificial lighting. State of the art technologies such as fluorescent lights only had an efficiency of four percent in converting the electrical energy into light...
July 2018
The rise of interplanetary CubeSats
...anticipated 2016 US National Academies Study that identified the emerging role of CubeSats as platforms to perform state-of-the-art science and exploration. These interplanetary CubeSats, thanks to their low-cost of few millions of dollars as opposed...
