August 2018
UAE’s ambitious plans for space sector growth
... two satellites, DubaiSat-1 and DubaiSat-2. Will your focus be on buying launch access on a commercial basis? Yes, because launchers are a very large investment and so we will concentrate on areas that we think are important. The launch business...
October 2018
Funding the space frontier – a moment that changed the Universe
...’s New Shepard on the launch pad on the morning of Mission 8 (29 April 2018). The crew capsule atop the launcher is large enough for six people to float freely and experience weightless before returning to Earth. About the...
January 2019
Engineering six-hour solar eclipses with formation flying
... orbit will have a perigee of 600 km, an apogee of 60,500 km and an inclination of 59 degrees. After separation from the launcher, de-tumbling and Sun-acquisition, the solar panel will be deployed and commissioning performed. Only afterwards will ...
February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...Space Elevator,” in 48th International Astronautical Congress, Turin, Italy, 1997. 8 J. Pearson, “The orbital tower: a spacecraft launcher using the Earth’s rotational energy,” Acta Astronautica, vol. 2, pp. 785-799, 1975. 9 B. C. Edwards, “The Space...
