June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
... sense, since operators are naturally willing to use their satellite until the last drop of propellant. However, challenges are numerous and complex as it requires the capability to dock with a satellite that may no longer be ‘cooperative’. Together...
October 2024
Space exploration remains a crucial endeavour for humanity
... for economic growth and technological innovation while, at the same time, helping to address some of humanity’s biggest challenges, like the climate crisis. Plenty Unlimited is one of several companies building on NASA plant-growth research to bring...
April 2025
Pioneering human reproduction in space
...for adaptation in unfamiliar environments. These environments – defined by differences in gravity, atmosphere, and radiation – will not only challenge human biology but also reveal new potential for other species we bring along. Through this research...
14 November 2019
Met services prepare for next-generation satellite systems
..., helping to save lives, property and industries and bringing about a positive economic impact." "One of the main challenges facing meteorologists is the rapid detection and forecasting of severe weather events, so that timely warnings can be given...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
... of manned flights to the Moon have taught us that future long-duration missions will face exponentially difficult challenges associated with transportation, working in space and staying healthy. To support one astronaut for one year in Earth...
April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
... even thousands of colonists in an environment that is hostile to human life presents huge technological and economic challenges. One of the greatest challenges for the first humans living away from Earth will be that of excessive radiation exposure...
