February 2016
Is Jupiter Really Our Protective Shield?
... shield habitable planets from impacts is an important question because impact events have both enabled life on Earth and nearly extinguished it. Early in Earth’s history it is believed our planet was struck by an object between one and three times...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
...adventure it would give the people of the world. Millions of kids might be inspired to pursue science and improve life on Earth as doctors, engineers and inventors. Today’s students don’t view living and working in space or on Mars as science fiction...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
..., as some would suggest, to pretend that images of Earth brought to us by American astronauts journeying to the Moon gave...telecom satellites, all of which have revolutionised daily life on Earth. With programmes like Copernicus and Galileo, Europe ...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
...space exploration at a potential cost to the environment here on Earth, as well as the use of public money to build ...aware of how incredible space technology is and how it benefits life on Earth, not least in monitoring climate change. We travel to ...
March 2022
What space taught me about water
...science performed on the ISS is ultimately about improving life on Earth. The same processes developed and used to provide ...the scarce fresh kind, is an essential requirement for all life on Earth (right down to the cellular level), NASA tracks nearly...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
...a market that promises to make the entire space industry more sustainable and capable of further improving our life on Earth. Artistic representations of ION satellite carrier in orbit. Role of governments and institutions While the NewSpace movement...
