March 2015
SERC wants us all to get to grips with space junk
... program be separated from commercial debris operations, and combined with the research efforts of other countries through a Cooperative Research Centre (“CRC”) for Space Environment Management. The CRC is a long-standing model for joint public...
October 2016
Project MOONWALK
... emergency procedures. The purpose of the technologies developed in MOONWALK was the evaluation of human-robot space cooperation and the development of hardware in Europe for analogue simulations. However, most of them also have a significant...
May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
We are leaving the European Union not Europe”, an often-repeated phrase since the UK Referendum of 23 June 2016, and one which might offer some comfort to those who are participants in organisations outside the European Union (EU), including the ...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... surrounding legal framework. International space treaties include specific provisions on the use of outer space and on the cooperation of States in benefiting from the results of such use. Even though international space law is not, and should...
August 2019
Architectural challenges of a Moon village
... sense. Rather, it represents an intention or vision for spaceflight and the exploration of the Moon through international cooperation. The term ‘village’ describes an open and inclusive community where interested parties can join forces to share...
February 2020
Europe’s role in space standardisation
...; planetary protection; upstream standards; and future activities in space standardisation. ESA is an active member of the European Cooperation for Space Standardisation (ECSS). What is the aim of the project and its main expectations? The aim of ...
