July 2014
The hypersonic grail: advances at DARPA, AFRL and beyond
... a two-stage hypersonic air-breathing horizontal take-off launch vehicle include: less required propellant permits inclusion of additional vehicle design margin and the integration of technologies to enhance system robustness, safety and reliability...
July 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
.... The challenges posed by the increasing amount of debris and smaller satellites are fostering innovation and the inclusion of new and non-traditional observational data providers to enhance our Space Situational Awareness (SSA). As the number...
March 2015
Russia and safe space initiatives
... codification and implementation of TCBMs in international relations, bearing in mind that they should be agreed through inclusive and consensus-based multilateral negotiations to be conducted within the framework of the UN without specific deadlines...
March 2015
Space weather: the public & policy
...as an aside during normal weather forecasts when there is a noteworthy solar or auroral event to provide a hook; through inclusion in school education (noting that space weather is a great way to illustrate parts of basic physics education). One very...
March 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
... no ‘loophole’ that allows individuals to claim ownership of celestial bodies because Article II only addresses nations. [8] The inclusion of the term ‘by any other means’ at the end of Article II precludes an ‘end around’ whereby citizens of nations...
August 2016
Space stations - drivers of cooperation
... possibility of China cooperating with other nations in space station operations presents a new-found opportunity Planetary exploration, inclusive of orbiting space stations and missions to the Moon, asteroids and Mars, are the way of the future...
