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...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
...not be as tangible as a physically existing habitat module. These aspects include governance, especially in case of international, collaborative missions, which requires legal considerations. When planning and designing a habitat, social and cultural...
October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
... existing treaty-based space law is either realistic or fit for purpose. Seemingly anachronistic ideals of peaceful international collaboration in the interests of all humanity have become strained by increasing militarisation and conduct in pursuit...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
... scenario to consider but one that is essential to turning MBC from concept to reality. Some possibilities for international collaboration include providing modules like the science laboratory or the centre node, and providing major elements like...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
... be achieved when nations work together, and historians would surely condemn us if we allowed this powerful symbol of international collaboration to disappear. One of the landers on Mars might one day be the first to unequivocally discover evidence...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... so-called Space Situational Awareness (SSA) programme, an initiative by the European Space Agency (ESA) with international collaborators. Formally, SSA is defined as “the requisite foundational, current, and predictive knowledge and characterisation...
