October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
... of the past, present and future of space exploration. There are now more than 30 rocket launch sites worldwide. Some, such as the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan, China, are well known, even considered tourist attractions, while others such...
19 September 2023
The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites
... ‘bucket lists’ of space aficionados, but even professionals rarely get the chance to see a rocket launch first-hand. For one thing, the sites are in hard to reach places, mainly for safety reasons; for another, access is often...
01 March 2021
Turkey to build a rocket launch site in Somalia to support Moon 2023 landing
... spaceport in Somalia to facilitate launches, were unveiled by the President ...company. Middle East Eye (MME) news site has reported that Turkey’s space programme is ... to Delta V for development of the rocket, although none of these figures have been...
September 2025
Iran’s ascent - a space power in the shadow of sanctions
... Cooperation in Space - from de Gaulle to ExoMars (Praxis/Springer, 2021) and, with Gurbir Singh, The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites (DOM, Berlin, 2022). Forthcoming: Space alliances - global leaders, friends and enemies (Praxis/Springer, 2028).
16 September 2020
Spaceport developers form new alliance to accelerate UK growth
... the auspices of the industry-led Scottish Space Leadership Council (SSLC). Its membership comprises three vertical rocket launch sites – Shetland Space Centre, Space Hub Sutherland, and Spaceport 1, Western Isles – along with two that plan...
May 2024
DNA across the universe - the new Noah’s Ark?
... should be stored safely indefinitely. The second cargo flew on the CZ-11 rocket launched on 21 December 2018, its trail creating a spectacular jellyfish-shaped cloud ..., with Gurbir Singh, The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites (DOM, Berlin, 2022)
