February 2023
The scientific basis for lunar helium-3 production
... to a certain saturation pressure; ao is the limit value of sorption; A is the differential molar work; E is the characteristic energy equal to the differential molar work of sorption at the characteristic point of isotherm (where a = 0.368 ao); and...
October 2024
Simplicity is the space industry’s secret weapon
.... In reality, the space industry is full of companies that push through adversity with an ‘at all costs’ attitude. A clear differentiator between those who thrive in space and those who falter is the ability to approach hardware development with...
March 2015
Small is the new big: why micro-satellites require new laws
... in the big data and business intelligence sector. Looking at the evolution of space companies, we can clearly differentiate Incumbent Companies and NewSpace Companies. Incumbent companies are mainly large multi-national organisations which have ...
February 2016
200 Days in Space: Living in Orbit
... of time at a control temperature, to see what happens. For example, I used stem cells to test what happens to the differentiation of stem cells in microgravity. What happens to bones, what if I add a special nano-particle to bone tissue and does...
March 2016
From Sanctuary to Battlefield
... assets directly implicated in a conflict using deterrent threats and appropriate defences. What would emerge is a layered or differentiated deterrent posture for space, one with different deterrent threats covering different space systems depending...
March 2016
Space debris conundrum for international law makers
... debris may be partially sought in the introduction of some kind of legal criterion of non-functionality into space law to differentiate between valuable space objects and simple debris. The proverbial fly in the ointment is who can - or must...
