March 2015
Sizing down and reaching higher with CubeSats
... Over the coming decades, the miniaturisation of electronics disrupted many industries. Radios and computers shrunk in size and... a decade and today nanosatellite technology is a disruptive force changing operational space programs in fields as ...
March 2015
Small is the new big: why micro-satellites require new laws
...new generation of space development, notably commercial, which are disrupting the dynamic of the space sector. The NewSpace trend ...experiencing more than a transition; it is clearly a disruption. The commoditisation of space technology, the low cost...
October 2015
How to 3D-print a habitat on Mars
...Additive manufacturing has captured both commercial and public interest in recent years. Often referred to as 3D printing, a slew of disruptive commercial applications have already been demonstrated and many more foreseen. Now, teams around the world...
March 2016
Searching for water in the Solar System
... of ice. This is the case of the largest representative of the Themis family that is the core of a larger body disrupted by a major impact. A patch of ice, estimated to be about a few hundred metres across, has been inferred from astronomical...
March 2016
Saving Earth from an Expanding Sun
... method you come up with is going to have to survive disruptions and pauses, even changes of species So, let’s lift the ...method you come up with is going to have to survive disruptions, pauses or even changes of species. Miracle cables The Goldilocks...
August 2016
High-resolution Earth observation data is changing the character of war
...top of the growing number of Middle East countries acquiring high-resolution Earth observation satellites, there is a disruptive commercial phenomenon in satellite imagery also underway. Companies such as DigitalGlobe, based in the United States, and...
