October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... the realm of small satellite manufacturing, launch and service provision. To meet the demand for this broadening space activity, whether it be powering robotic miners on the Moon or monitoring peat bogs in the Highlands of Scotland, the sector needs...
June 2022
Pandemic parallels
... isolation and lack of privacy. Conflict is a part of human existence and both polar exploration and human space activity have demonstrated that long duration missions of exploration are no exception, even when underpinned with training. Domestic...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... spacefaring nations, Europe finds itself in a unique position, with a space industry that more than pays for itself ESA itself, and European institutional space activities in general, would be economically unviable except for the continued vitality...
June 2018
Space 2080 a future perspective
...space eye back from the future. The general public’s interest in space activities has always been present and ‘useful space...decisions were immediate, as it was also necessary to urgently activate the ecliptic plan of the Beta tourist station, owned by...
October 2019
Time to overcome the expendable rocket mindset
... If so, this would revolutionise spaceflight and lead to a new era of space science and exploration, and to the development of a wide range of new commercial space activities. Such an outcome would require full reusability, an aeroplane-like approach...
October 2020
Pandemic impacts - the state of the ground segment
... from the billions of dollars invested in the industry over the past decade. As a result, raising capital for space activities will be more challenging for the foreseeable future, especially for capital-intensive endeavours. Moreover, if pre-revenue...
