July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
...), Koichi Wakata, (Vice-President of JAXA) and George Whitesides (CEO of Virgin Galactic). It was moderated by Anu Ojha, Director of the UK National Space Academy. Anu Ojha Fifty-eight years ago the Soviet Union pioneered human...
February 2022
A manifesto for Europe in space
... on what was laid out in Agenda 2025 (the strategy I developed to raise Europe’s game in space when I became Director General of ESA) and therefore towards tangible, programmatic and systematic commitments to create dialogue, inspiration and change...
July 2021
Arecibo - an astounding legacy
... historic observatory is mainly celebrated for its outstanding scientific legacy in radio and radar astronomy, as former deputy director Joan Schmelz explains. Although the original inspiration for the giant telescope at the Arecibo Observatory was...
04 October 2021
Russian film crew to head to the ISS, 5 October
... Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a former Commander of the ISS, will join actress Yulia Peresild and film director Klim Shipenko for the launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:55 am EDT (1:55 pm Baikonur time). Their Soyuz...
21 June 2016
China Looks for Space Station Collaboration through the U.N.
... space station modules. According to Wu, Wang Zhaoyao, director of CMSEO (China Manned Space Engineering Office) has ...with the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) director Simonette Di Pippo on space station collaboration. Under the agreements...
19 May 2021
Nigeria appoints new space agency head
... towards achieving the desired goal in this direction. Prince Agba, who eulogised the virtues of the new Director General as a distinguished Nigerian, explained that the Ministry is happy and encouraged in its partnership with the Nigerian...
