April 2020
Satellite mega-constellations pose threat to ground-based astronomy
... the main impact will be on non-professional observations, astrophotography and nightscape imaging. Photographing and video-filming the night-time landscape will no longer be feasible, or will become difficult, requiring complex image processing...
May 2020
Mixed reality in the design of space habitats
What kind of habitat is needed in an environment that is totally alien and likely to kill you? As we take the next steps towards a permanent presence off-Earth, the task will be to move from simply providing systems to offering meaningful habitats ...
May 2020
Space for Art – The magnificent beauty of spaceflight
There’s nothing better than a spaceship to bring together the wonder of space, science and art. As we push forward to launching new spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and on to the Moon and Mars, and as more commercial activities ...
July 2020
Trailblazing STEM education
... what he told our small dinner gathering at Stennis Rocket Center: despite what was portrayed in the Hollywood film Apollo 13. “There was no hugging going on upon the capsule’s re-entry”, he said. So, while Hollywood can inspire us, we must...
October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
.... These are based on a combination of solar sail technology utilising space-proven polyimides and directly coated thin-film photovoltaic arrays integrated with the surface of a solar sail. The use of a flexible sail rather than rigid...
August 2021
Born to juggle in space
... time. At the least, I hope it will stimulate curiosity about the possibilities of movement on Earth and in space. I considered filming on a parabolic flight, but parabolic flights aren’t perfect and often have drift. The truth is that the...
