January 2017
Israeli students inspired by nano-satellite projects
The idea of using the new Cubesat platform to educate Israeli school grade students was conceived in 2003 by Dr Anna Heller, who had worked in the aerospace industry as a researcher for the development of the new ErosB and Ofek6 Israeli satellites ...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
... and commercial platforms in orbit, and lunar bases connected by a reliable transportation network, seemed inevitable to an inspired generation of ‘baby boomers’ who flooded into science and engineering hoping to participate in humankind’s greatest...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
...’s oft quoted observation, “The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever” is inspirational and motivational to all with a desire to explore and expand into outer space, but hard and convincing...
February 2020
‘Witches brew’ of a subordinate space corps
...’ the 1969 Moon landing you will remember. We laughed together, and together we experienced awe, wonder and inspiration. We were terrified, hopeful, stunned, elated and relieved - and our hearts soared as one. Jumping forward almost...
August 2020
Interstellar aspirations
...-based space travel. By the 1920s, considerable writings focused on travel to the Moon and planets and even inspired work on rocketry by the likes of Robert Goddard, Hermann Oberth and Wernher von Braun. But perhaps the...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
...solutions to these challenges - either technical or political - are thin on the ground. Perhaps it is time to look earthward for inspiration? The authors consider the legacy of terrestrial energy industries and seek to answer the question whether any...
