16 July 2021
NASA's $25 billion FY2022 funding bill is approved
... of the Solar System. Of special interest to the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) bill, which also funds NOAA... new Administrator, Bill Nelson. During a testimony to the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee in...
12 October 2016
‘Asgardia’ to become the first new Space Nation
...Space Age; - Asgardia will open up access to space for commerce, science and peoples of all countries on earth; - Key ... and is tightly controlled by states on earth, restricting commerce and scientific developments in space by private enterprise. Of ...
13 September 2019
Long-term sustainability of outer space
... fact that humanity has become increasingly dependent on space capabilities and space-enabled services, thereby making commerce, the human condition, and “normal daily life” vulnerable to any significant disruption in the functioning of space assets...
July 2014
X-51A Waverider, hypersonics, and the potential of airbreathing engines
... at the speed of a jet aircraft. Each of these represents an order of magnitude increase in the characteristic speed of human commerce. If we continue to build on the initial progress made by programmes such as X-51A, mankind may enter the 22nd...
March 2015
On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6
... this list of satellite missions, it is the communication satellites that contribute most to our quality of life and to commerce. Satellite insurance policies are carefully tailored to align with the overall risk management approach of the satellite...
June 2015
Lunar Mission One: crowdfunding endeavour and drilling on the Moon
... of investment capital limited only by the risk of financial return. Academia has new scientific and technical ideas. Commerce has business ideas, for both other business (B2B) and consumers (B2C). And the public? Well...
