April 2018
Developing Mars
... of martian bread. Notional subaqueous dome at Omaha Crater - rough geometry, titanium/ ETFE construction, 300 m scale. Mission contracts - room and board At Omaha Crater anything that can be grown or manufactured in the domes or ISRU plants can...
September 2019
Extending the life of geostationary orbit satellites
... completely privately and will be starting its commercial life extension service in GEO in 2020. MEV-1’s initial service contract is for five years of docked life extension for Intelsat, the world’s largest commercial satellite operator. Likewise...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
..., Bishop is largely self-funded by Nanoracks. In terms of revenue, the airlock has already paid for itself in signed contracts, which we will be announcing soon. ISSNanoracks has booked deployment of eight small satellites as well as the company...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... liability paradigm towards risk-based liability. IOS may also affect certain specific features of a space insurance contract, putting the insurer more in control of risk exposure. At a minimum, there would be the possibility of the IOS vehicle...
April 2025
Maximising returns to Earth - the infinite potential of space
... Jah suggested that humanity had largely abandoned its “intergenerational contract” in lieu of “ownership” and warned that such ... for life on Earth - but also uphold our intergenerational contract to care for the planet, from the ground beneath our...
22 June 2016
Does a subsurface ocean exist on Pluto?
... structure of ice II is more compact than standard ice, it would occupy a smaller volume and thus lead to a global contraction on Pluto. However, the formation of ice II is dependent on the thickness of Pluto's ice shell. The magic number determining...
