July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
... and manoeuvring, as well as launch) can be served by nitrous oxide, it has potential as a universal propellant for a wide range of commercial space applications. N2O/PMMA hybrid rocket motor capable of eight restarts. The HRM uses the hot exhaust...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
...Dean and was elected as President serving from 2011-2018. His publications cover articles on commercial space topics, space tourism and, inter alia, a book on Space Marketing (Kluwer, 2000) and an IAA Report on Suborbital Spaceflight (IAA, 2014). His...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
.... Finally, at the 2017 ICAO/UNOOSA Aerospace Symposium, the general points of interest for the commercial space sector - and within the space industry overall - were safety, transparency, harmonisation, and cooperation. These components are not just...
July 2021
Commercial space stations - fulfilling the dream
... commercialisation but still at the mercy of governments. The question is what’s going to make commercial entities want to come to us to put a platform in space? KAVANDI It’s a good point. There are a couple of different aspects of what you’re saying...
July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
...longer be the owners and operators of the LEO environment. I was a reluctant convert to commercial space flight, but now I travel the world to promote commercial space capabilities for low Earth orbit - Charlie Bolden So NASA made the decision to get...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
... SpaceX’s Dragon - designed to carry crew to low Earth orbit (LEO). But these commercial enterprises are looking to carry more than just government space agency astronauts. The questions are: who might such passengers be, where might...
