02 December 2019
Chang'e 4 relay satellite now a radio telescope
... China sent to the Moon as part of its fourth lunar mission, Chang’e 4, has been repurposed as a radio telescope for...Frequency Explorer (NCLE); a prototype radio telescope with a mission to detect electromagnetic signals from just after the Big Bang....
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
...,000. The second involved the unauthorised placement of microscopic organisms (tardigrades) onto the Beresheet lunar mission, which subsequently crashed on the lunar surface in April 2019. These two cases point to the need for improved coordination...
02 November 2020
ISS marks 20 years of humans on board
... International Space Station on Oct. 31, 2000, this historic first mission would be the start of almost two decades of continuous human ... missions on the lunar surface in the Artemis program. Crew member safety also is important for lunar missions,...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... satellites have much longer operational lifetimes. The insurance industry is based on risk. New business risks such as lunar missions may not be insured yet but in the final analysis, almost anything is insurable – for a price and with...
26 February 2018
Moon – Owners’ Workshop Manual
...our nearest celestial neighbour’. In a dozen chapters, it guides us from classical times, via a potted history of famous astronomers, to lunar missions through the Space Age. The book is well illustrated in colour and monochrome which, along with all...
10 October 2018
Space techpreneur to set up over $100m venture unit
... this year’s first quarter alone,” commented Yenbamroong. The recent space technology demonstrations and future lunar missions make setting up a venture unit a timely decision, according to Yenbamroong. “We’re extremely optimistic about the sustained...
