February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... modular space equipment which can undertake a whole range of roles - from the production of power in space to the shielding of the atmosphere and all these other areas. This is in addition to the advanced work required on a global scale...
April 2020
Reviving Russia’s space programme
... the appointment of Dmitry Rogozin as head of the Russian space agency, Roskosmos. In this case, a space programme hitherto shielded from politics became part of the front line. Dmitry Rogozin was a parliamentary deputy for the nationalist...
April 2020
Evolutionary lessons for an interplanetary future
... radiation hit its surface at nearly full strength. All serious designs for Mars habitats include radiation shielding, but even a short amount of time spent on the surface - for farming, repairs, or exploration - would increase the...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
..., a galley with wardroom, a work area and six individual crew cabins. The external walls have plastic shielding sufficient to protect the crew from solar flares. This protection together with the artificial gravity make...
February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
..., as shown by craters observed in Space Shuttle windows. Whilst larger assets such as the ISS have Whipple shielding to provide a measure of protection from debris impacts and other hazards such as micrometeorite strikes, the majority of other...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
...three to five years. So, R&D costs had to be minimised and satellites were developed with low redundancy and minimum shielding, using a maximum of commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) components. Launch costs were reduced by launching as secondary payloads...
