September 2023
From the Earth to Mars
... Oberth, which is a wonderful portrait of the rocket pioneer looking back, or sometimes refusing to re-examine, his career. Space exploration is too often a business with both eyes on the future. But understanding the past is vital to make sure...
December 2014
Technology drives space exploration: we won’t make it to Mars without investment
...and inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and explorers. With the Space Launch System heavy lift rocket ...and apply them to new hardware and businesses and industries. Exploration demands a sense of urgency. People love a challenge, they...
05 May 2017
Will CubeRover revolutionise planetary surface exploration?
...minimising risk should a rover become disabled. CubeRover exploration enables follow-on missions to accomplish goals that would...cost savings could help accelerate the pace of space exploration, by accomplishing goals that would not otherwise have been...
April 2019
Protecting our lunar legacy
... ever going to be a Smithsonian on the Moon, something would need to be done to preserve the historical artefacts of the first explorations that were already sitting there. It began to work with NASA to come up with some frame of reference for...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... subcontractors, they are developing a unique modular package that puts Europe at the cutting edge of lunar resource exploration. The PROSPECT package consists of two key subassemblies: the ProSEED drill, which supports the acquisition of samples...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
... of onward flight across interplanetary space will be much higher. Artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Mars 2020 rover exploring Mars. Testing techniques There is a growing need to understand the budgets of different resources on the Moon, asteroids and...
