October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... updated language will be ripe for signature. Defend space access The United States should also be prepared to challenge, through diplomacy or show of force, actions which it considers destructive of space norms, lest those undesirable actions become...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
... aspects of life aboard the ISS. This retrospective research helps to inform future habitat designs about social challenges arising from life on a space station. The dominance of certain companies in space colonisation could reach a ‘quasi-sovereign...
October 2024
Cupola views: Karen Nyberg’s space-inspired fabric lines
...the first person to quilt and sew inside a spacecraft, a challenging activity in the weightless environment. In this article we find ... block that raised awareness of space travel. Quilt Block Challenge When her block was finished, Nyberg made a video ...
August 2016
Flying in formation - why China and the rest of the world should collaborate
... to the CSS to continue their missions. For this proposal, political obstacles are going to prove much more challenging and difficult than technical issues. During last October’s International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Jerusalem, ESA Director...
June 2017
Bepi-Colombo will unveil Mercury’s secrets
... thermal control subsystem. The harsh thermal environment that BepiColombo is going to face has posed unprecedented technical challenges; not only was it necessary to develop and test new materials able to withstand the extreme environments of space...
November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
... helpful for industry because the newest technical challenges often result in more expensive and less reliable...Japanese space industry because there is too much risk in challenging the NewSpace economy with a small satellite constellation or recycling...
