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...
November 2021
The philosophy of space missions today
... stems from the fact that while state agencies are the main stakeholders in scientific missions, commercial exploration will be largely dominated by private agencies, which have no obligation to humanity or to the public budget. In contrast, the main...
January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
... conversations in advance of the technical and scientific breakthroughs that will allow our lives in space and space exploration to manifest and flourish. Regardless of conflicting arguments and opinions on topics like climate change and the source...
