December 2014
Rosetta revelations: the fabric of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
..., at least for one point on the comet, which then helps to connect the measurements made in the coma or by remote sensing to those of the nucleus. The ultimate goal of all this is to investigate the origin of our solar system, the...
June 2015
Re-usable rockets: a new breakthrough for suborbital research
... capsule can serve researchers and their experiments. These pathfinder payloads include in-situ radiation monitoring, remote sensing imaging of the upper atmosphere to study its meteoroid environment, and an education payload centred on detecting the...
March 2016
Space industrialisation needs balanced legal and policy approach
... Act reiterated the commitment of the US towards promoting private remote sensing activities, asking reports to be drafted to inform Congress of the number of applications for remote sensing licenses, the number denied, reasons for denial and other...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
...material for production applications back on Earth. Existing regulatory approaches which were originally developed for communications, remote sensing and space launch services will not be sufficient At least initially, most business plans are focused...
November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
... in development and have not yet achieved the level of commercial operations, the Space Activities Law and Remote Sensing Law encourages them to enter the commercial space market on a level playing field with international competitors. In this...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
...-200 C at Jupiter arrival, and during solar eclipses). Contrarily, Solar Orbiter will perform in-situ and direct remote sensing measurements of the Sun at a closer distance than ever before for a European mission, reaching temperatures as high as 520...