July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
...October 1971. This was the first and only successful orbital launch to be conducted by the UK. Revolution and evolution It is disappointing that the UK Government did not take the opportunity to include genuinely innovative approaches to managing the...
June 2019
Asgardia’s parliament – a year of progress
... strategy for everything from the science agenda to the way that Asgardia will recognise its citizens So evolution is possible, even in established democracies. However, old-established loyalties and power structures mean Earth nations still...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
... #1, and Oxygen Generation System (OGS) rack. ISS ECLSS evolution The orbiting depot, designated as the Gateway, will provide a... beyond the vicinity of Earth. Gateway life support evolution Despite all of the progress, significant challenges remain ...
December 2019
Human conception and childbirth in space
...missions continue to attract a lot of media attention, and as they are sometimes even perceived as enabling steps in our evolution, we feel responsible to make these events as inclusive and unfying as possible (hence United in the company name). This...
February 2020
Europe’s role in space standardisation
... European standardisation system and ESA? We need to keep the entire standardisation system on a par with rapid technology evolution in order for the European space industry to remain competitive on a global scale The role of JTC5 - the Joint...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
... lunar surface bases in the early stages of infrastructure evolution. This approach would even have the bonus that it...areas and the like is the next (third) step to mankind’s evolution in space - after the economic access to Earth orbit (exemplified ...
