April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... two to 15 times higher than rideshare on conventional (existing) launchers. It can therefore be assumed that for the foreseeable future, small launch vehicles currently under development will offer less affordable access to space. This is why big...
July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
...tried to respond to the demands of the space industry, sacrificing detail and scrutiny upfront for flexibility in the future. Providing concerns regarding liability and insurance are addressed, it will be over to the UK space industry to deliver that...
August 2018
UAE’s ambitious plans for space sector growth
...knowledge transfer programme was to develop both our skills and future satellites. Working with the same partner we moved on ...looking at Mars as an area where we want to focus future science, technology and development. Could you explain what the Mars...
February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
... and their origin and extractability potential for the preparation of future missions that will use these resources. As the nature ... samples from various types of regolith-ice mixtures. Future mission designs are also using ESA’s simulants to further...
February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...stage of rockets in the 1950s - promise a bright future for artificial gravity or momentum exchange [14], concepts to manoeuvre...tether dynamics to climber energy sources and SE risks. Future outlook Opinions about the Space Elevator range from ‘never ...
21 June 2016
China Looks for Space Station Collaboration through the U.N.
...The module will test technologies in space in preparation for future space station. A manned ShenZhou-11 capsule is then ...ship will be launched in 2017, and the core module of the future station will be put into orbit in 2018. “Space exploration is ...
