July 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
... expensive to develop and launch the infrastructure. For this reason, global satellite navigation constellations like Europe’s Galileo or the next generation GPS constellation in the US are being built with public funds, with no direct connection...
March 2015
On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6
... propulsion leaks, or had solar array or antenna deployment issues. Express AM4, Yamal 402, Express MD2, Telkom 3, Galileo and Orbcomm have all had missions curtailed or abruptly terminated due to injection into the wrong orbit...
March 2016
Space for art
...’s gravity to send them on to the next destination. Voyager set the stage for such ambitious orbiter missions as Galileo to Jupiter and Cassini to Saturn. Today both Voyager spacecraft continue to return valuable science from the far...
August 2016
Are the days of innovation in global space over - or just beginning?
The advancement of technology due to humanity’s desire to reach and understand the stars cannot be understated. Competition breeds innovation, which helps explain some of the great steps forward made in times of war: innovation breeds success. Space...
August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
... on their way to their primary mission target. NASA missions that have used this slingshot effect include Galileo (Jupiter), MESSENGER (Mercury), Cassini (Saturn), and Parker Solar Probe (the Sun). Now, imagine that every...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... of support from NASA, a lot of public money, but you cannot deny they have made impressive developments. Galileo mission control centre. Does international cooperation have a future? I think that the International Space Station [ISS...
