April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... national programme combining in-orbit demonstration with fulfilment of government operatiional needs. Norway is a maritime nation with a long history in shipping and fisheries, as well as oil and gas exploitation at sea. With more than two million...
July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
In its history as an oxidiser for rocket propulsion, nitrous oxide has been both the villain and the hero of the ...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
... surface. The ideal balance between astronaut and robotic contributions in this activity has yet to be demonstrated, but history shows us that the concept of lunar mining is at least possible. The missions of the Apollo programme proved that...
May 2022
Design architecture for 3D printing a lunar habitat
... and biological systems at both a pathway and molecular level. Contrary to the lack of scientific awareness at that point in history, the former Bishop of Chester and one of the founders of the Royal Society, Dr John Wilkins, first proposed...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
... foundation of our civilisation has relied on our capability to provide logistics - the movement and management of materials. Throughout history, we have developed our capability to transport goods and people by land, water and air using more and...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... to launch a human into space and has been expanding its space programmes ever since. China made history in 2019 when it became the first to land a spacecraft on the far side of the Moon. Last year, it successfully...
