September 2019
A new era in planetary defence missions
..., finding, tracking, and characterising near-Earth objects is vital to the overall planetary defence strategy, as are international collaboration and coordinated communication efforts. As DART and Hera fly to Didymos in the next few years, they will...
June 2022
Space activities and space debris - finding an ethical balance
... hinder technological innovation, the urgency of addressing space debris issues is evident, as is the need for international collaboration between governments, private organisations, and academia, to intervene and develop policies and protocols with...
24 February 2016
Final interview for Scott Kelly tomorrow before his return to Earth
... those risks to create countermeasures to enable more advanced space travel. By integrating international collaborative science, and thus emphasising the 'I' in International Space Station, our combined efforts can yield the biggest benefit."
21 April 2021
Russia announces the first module of its new space station will be launched in 2025
...Since its launch in 1998, the ISS has become one of the most ambitious international collaborations in human history. It is currently financed by all of its collaborators, but receives the majority of its funding from NASA, Roscosmos and the European...
19 November 2021
New mission to search for habitable planets close to Earth announced
...mission that Australia should be very proud of-it is an exciting, bleeding-edge space telescope supplied by an exceptional international collaboration,” Dr. Jason Held, CEO of Saber Astronautics, says. “It will be a joy to fly this bird." The project...
22 September 2021
Telescope built by Karoo locals releases data to astronomers around the world
...possible for astronomers to peer into the universe deeper than ever before. A US-led project, HERA is a large international collaboration, with a strong South African participation, from construction to science. The goal of HERA is to observe how the...
