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...
12 July 2022
Star billing for first Webb picture
... (12 July), beginning at 16:30 CEST. Webb is the largest, most powerful telescope ever launched into space. Under an international collaboration agreement, ESA provided the telescope’s launch service, using the Ariane rocket. For more information see...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
...become available. Today, space logistics consists mainly of choosing between internal propulsion or external propulsion for delta-V positioning following a rideshare launch... through space exploration and international collaboration on this topic.
October 2025
What future for UK human spaceflight?
... National Space Strategy, published in 2021, explicitly supports HSF involvement and positions Artemis as a pathway to greater international collaboration. With a mix of ESA-led initiatives, lunar ambitions and private-sector momentum, the UK’s human...
November 2025
Unlocking the secrets of Europa
... flyby in 2026, this time of Earth, will give the spacecraft the energy it needs to reach Jupiter. International collaboration The quest to explore Europa is a global endeavour. NASA’s Europa Clipper mission complements the European Space Agency...
