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...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... Space Shuttle. In 2012, the Curiosity rover’s ‘Seven Minutes of Terror’ to the Martian surface, which included a heat shield, parachutes and skycrane, maxed out our current ability to land something on the surface of Mars – the one...
February 2022
Building space-qualified detector chips
... Lynred) as a development engineer in charge of development and optimisation of infrared detectors, thermal and optical shielding. In 2002, he started working as a development programme manager, in particular in space applications. In 2007, he became...
June 2022
Protecting crews in interplanetary ships and space colonies from the space environment
... by multi-metre layers of fuel in the tanks. The low molecular weight of methane and oxygen increases the shielding efficiency. The optimal configuration of the construction for 1000 ships is a sphere, the surface of which is formed by a ‘package...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
... objects. These space debris objects are already making operations more costly - for example, by requiring more shielding or to conduct evasive manoeuvres - and they threaten the long-term benefits of space activities. Interconnected satellite...
January 2023
LUNAR OASIS – architectural visions for an integrated lunar habitat
..., flexibility, sustainability, supporting science and easy maintenance. The safety of the crew is paramount. By providing a physical shield, offering zones of privacy, social communication and activities, the crew will feel protected and happy. This...
