June 2017
Spaceplane rationale - a new way of thinking
... ultimate goal of a Spacebus type vehicle the strategy should be to precede it by a less expensive suborbital spaceplane, affordable by the private sector, profitable in its own right but which has the same basic design features as the longer term...
December 2017
Dressing up for space
... to facilitate human missions in microgravity, and create new opportunities and spin-offs for space technology in the private sector. She is the Principal Investigator of the VEST (Marco Polo mission) and GOAL (Eneide mission) on the ISS...
June 2015
Bringing technology down to earth
...-sourcing of radical ideas amongst students. This approach fosters collaboration between the space, academic and private sectors. Working as part of a collaborative process creates opportunities for taking on the challenges of the future and solving...
March 2016
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
... Commission, the European Defence Agency, national space agencies, universities and research institutions, and the private sector to agree on a common strategy and a shared ‘to do’ list. This strategic roadmap has obtained an unprecedented success...
February 2017
Opening up the infinite frontier
... around the world - simply approached and applied in new ways. It is also not so much about the acquisition of private wealth as it is about the innovative use of wealth by those who believe at a deeply spiritual level in making something happen...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
... investing strongly in small and medium businesses and enterprises. India’s space agency (ISRO) is encouraging its private sector and entrepreneurship via technology transfer initiatives and development of complete end-to-end space systems. China...