November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... would never move forward without looking forward. As reusable rockets, 3D-printed engines, software-defined satellites and commercial space station supply missions become the norm, the industry is looking beyond the status quo. Indeed, it would...
January 2022
International cooperation - the key to survival on Earth and in space
... be a suicide trip. For this reason, I would certainly not support or fly on a one-way trip to Mars. Commercial space station concept by Axiom. What for you as an astronaut is the most important foundational aspect? The most important foundation ...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
... reach industrial-scale production. That, however, is about to change. The emergence of commercial space stations promises a new wave of products via space-based manufacturing. Ultrapure fibre optics, advanced computer chips and innovative alloys are...
30 May 2016
BEAM module fully expanded on ISS
... the module will remain undisturbed. BEAM will be at the International Space Station for a period of at least two years, during which testing on the use of expandable modules for deep space habitats and commercial space stations will be conducted.
20 December 2022
Outpost to develop ISS cargo ferry under NASA contract
... returning Ferry satellite, designed to deliver cargo from space stations back to Earth. Outpost was the only awardee for... day provide a solution for emergency evacuations from commercial space stations.” The Cargo Ferry will be smaller than fixed...
August 2016
Our changing world and the mounting risk of a calamitous solar storm
... durable or would more substantial inflatable structures such as those Bigelow Aerospace is using in its inflatable commercial space stations be a more suitable material? Would solar cell arrays, solar concentrators, or nuclear or radio isotope...
