09 April 2021
Around 5,200 tons of extraterrestrial dust falls to Earth each year
... originates from Jupiter family comets and the rest from asteroids. Understanding the role played by these interplanetary dust particles is invaluable say the team as it could provide information on how water and carbonaceous molecules were...
28 June 2021
Scottish-based AstroAgency nominated for two ‘Arthurs’
... the 2021 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards which will be presented during a gala dinner organised by the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) as part of its Reinventing Space Conference this week. SpaceBar, AstroAgency’s virtual fortnightly networking event...
August 2020
Interplanetary spaceflight and restorative justice
... of what happened, agreement might not be reached following a restorative justice conference. That said, the special context of interplanetary spaceflight, where crew members have clear shared interests in the success and safety of the mission, may...
February 2022
An interplanetary transportation system
... robust growth by moving massive amounts of cargo. The restriction of rockets, only delivering two percent of launch mass to interplanetary destinations, should be compared with the strength of the Galactic Harbour Earth Ports from which 100 percent...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... that provision for isolated detention facilities will be made, given that living space will be at a premium onboard interplanetary craft. The principal tool of punishment (incarceration away from the main social group) would seem to be inappropriate...
May 2026
Mars exploration – the nuclear option
...flight-proven technologies and offers a far more direct path to feasibility - a critical factor in the design of crewed interplanetary missions. The complete mission architecture has been modelled and simulated, with dynamic parameters such as thrust...
