February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
... s Science Museum s Space Descent VR exhibit uses state-of-the-art VR technology to allow visitors a 360° look inside a Soyuz capsule and retrace British astronaut Tim Peake’s journey back to Earth from the ISS, with narration...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
... bring the price of a seat to LEO down below $1m (an enormous drop from the current $75m for a seat on Soyuz), the price is only half the equation if you want to grow your market beyond joy-rides. The...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
...’ in the search engine produces no less than 2786 results (at the time of writing). These include an idea for a Soyuz rocket set (which had 437 supporters); Delta II launch vehicle (249) and Skylab space station (32). The...
July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
... interpretation of colours. Russian architect, Galina Balashova’s watercolour designs defined modules and furniture for the interiors of Soyuz, as well as the Mir and Salyut space stations. French-borm American industrial designer, Raymond Loewy...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... and sustainable fashion. Adherence to the principles articulated within these guidelines would be a good place to start. A Soyuz rocket, with 36 OneWeb satellites aboard, launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in March 2021, taking its in-orbit...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
... state’. Pictured here, Arianespace launches a new reconnaissance satellite for the French military atop a Russian-built Soyuz rocket from the French and European spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre in December 2020. AI revolution in space...
