May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
... polar Sun-synchronous orbit and, according to B. Jayakumar, mission director, one of the key challenges was to ensure they did not... risky and complex mission was born, which K.Sivan, director of ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, admitted was one...
May 2018
Space safety – the problem with dual hatting
... dual hatted to also serve simultaneously in programmatic positions. The chief engineer technical authority also serves as the Director of ESD’s Cross Program System Integration Office and the S&MA technical authority also serves as the ESD Safety...
June 2018
Archaeologist of the future
... De Winne, the second Belgian astronaut, first European commander of the International Space Station and now director of the European Astronaut Centre (EAC). It is only recently, with technological advances in agriculture, construction and medicine...
November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
... and universities all over Mexico, which sponsor and organise activities locally. Dr Mendieta Jiménez, AEM´s Director General is the current chair of the World Space Week Association, an international organisation devoted to promoting the celebration...
January 2020
Apollo girl - camaraderie and discrimination in the Apollo era
... pattern of camaraderie and gender harassment in my work environment. When I received an invitation from the Associate Center Director to discuss technical aspects of my job, I was thrilled; but when he explained that he wanted to assure himself that...
March 2021
Messier 82’s starburst magnetic highway
... pressurised bulkhead. Staff at the workstation closest to the camera are monitoring the inflight systems. The mission directors at the middle workstation are checking the flight path, telescope status and observing progress. The telescope...
