November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
..., will study the gaseous interaction between Mercury’s surface, exosphere, magnetosphere and the solar wind and interplanetary medium. A further seven instruments–MGNS (Mercury Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer), MIXS (Mercury Imaging Spectrometer...
April 2019
LISA Pathfinder – paving the way for future studies of the gravitational universe
... houses two free-floating gold-platinum cubical proof masses, shielded from the adverse effects of the interplanetary environment. The distance between the cubes in different spacecraft is monitored using highly accurate laser interferometric...
April 2019
Protecting our lunar legacy
...proposing a space tourism hotel in geostationary orbit, known as Gateway Earth, designed to furnish revenues to support a new interplanetary exploration initiative. He was Vice Chair of the independent international judging panel for the Google Lunar...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... at Cranfield University. David is a life member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.
April 2019
On-board propulsion set to drive the smallsat revolution
... to play an important role in driving the small satellite revolution. Smallsats now also have sufficient capability to perform interplanetary exploration, such as with NASA’s recent launch of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) flyby mission to Mars. And...
May 2019
Wake-up call for debris creation in geostationary orbit
... vehicle. In 2013, he left Reaction Engines to form Hempsell Astronautics Limited. He is a Fellow and past-President of the British Interplanetary Society, and a former editor of the Society’s Journal.
