October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
...in deceptive spatial landscapes. Throughout the development of human architecture, natural habitats, human built structures and new technology designs have been inspired by nature, drawing on the mathematical proportions of Earth’s geology, flora and...
10 March 2017
New interplanetary radar technique spots "lost" lunar spacecraft
...space debris in a lunar orbit, at least with optical telescopes, is challenging due to its bright glare. Now, a new technological application is set to change that as scientists have used an interplanetary radar to successfully spot both NASA's Lunar...
18 March 2020
Failure of China's Long March 7A launch could impact major missions
... Island, China’s southernmost launch site. The rocket was expected to place a classified satellite named XJY 6 or ‘new technology verification satellite-6” into an elliptical, geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) but was unable to deliver the secret...
05 March 2020
50th Anniversary of Black Arrow's first successful rocket launch
... Levykin, "It is highly appropriate that Farnborough is in the spotlight, to inspire the younger generation and general public. "New technology is reducing the cost of access to space and with the added efforts by the government I see an opportunity...
December 2014
Asteroid Redirect Mission: preparing for Mars in deep space
... spaceships to the harsh radioactive environment of deep space. One of the ways that NASA is testing a number of the new technologies and capabilities that will directly enable future missions to Mars is through the proposed Asteroid Redirect Mission...
March 2015
Small is the new big: why micro-satellites require new laws
... this trend and are developing innovative business models to capitalise on it. This new technology and market trend is called “NewSpace”; it describes the new generation of space development, notably commercial, which are disrupting the dynamic...
