May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
... sectors or simply improve its financial position. If we take into account that space, per se, is considered free for exploration by any country, and in this case represents the location of business activities requiring taxation, to whom would any...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
... to the Moon, it will carry a payload specifically focused on protecting astronauts from space radiation. NASA’s uncrewed Orion Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) flight around the Moon in 2019 will carry the MARE payload to expand upon previous research...
24 April 2018
Impossible Horizon: The Essence of Space Exploration
... as any!). He recognises the human need for a ‘horizon’ that hides what is beyond and galvanises people to try to explore that unknown and seemingly impossible realm. In 15 short chapters, Arnould covers topics from ‘Tsiolkovski’s Dream’ to lunar...
October 2016
Project MOONWALK
... nuclear waste grounds and environmental cleanup sites, or extreme environments like Antarctica. MOONWALK shows that the exploration and the exploitation of space is an enabler of new achievements and new technologies Scout rover The amphibious light...
October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... formation of surface features and subsurface sounding of the icy crust over recently active regions. Callisto will be explored as a witness of the early solar system, trying also to elucidate the mystery of its internal structure. Spacecraft JUICE...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... launch of October 2018, BepiColombo, a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), hopes to uncover the mysteries surrounding our innermost planet and, in doing so, help scientists understand...
