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...
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,...
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...
14 June 2019
First experiments on Chinese Space Station announced
... plan follows on from India’s prospering space endeavours which saw the country conduct its first lunar mission in 2008, and its mission to Mars in 2014. Totalling around $74 million, the project cost a fraction of the $671 million NASA...
