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...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
..., other spacecraft and the rockets that launch them into space. In fact, space insurance is a long-standing risk management tool that facilitates commercial space activities and continues to support developments as we extend our reach beyond the...
October 2021
Russia and China – a new space axis
...engines from the Yangel design bureau in Ukraine. They also set up working groups on a range of space activities, including space stations, lunar and interplanetary missions, supplemented by polite meetings at senior level. The function of the groups...
21 July 2016
International Astronautical Congress to Present 2016 Awards in Mexico
... groups who have achieved exceptional accomplishments in global space cooperation and space activities, as well as those who have been most active in the International Astronautical Federation activities. The Congress will take place in Guadalajara...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... become clear at the upcoming ESA Ministerial conference in November 2019, where new budgets for European space activities – including lunar exploration missions – will be allocated. Maximum temperatures of Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs) at the...
