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...
August 2018
Monitoring marine litter by satellite
... light) in the visible and infrared spectrum, while active sensors acquire the backscattered light generated by an onboard ...over 33 years’ experience in space activities, holding a master’s degree in Space System Engineering from Delft university...
March 2015
ESA’s Clean Space Initiative and the role of the LCA tool
... to find ways to improve a situation, one first has to know about it and a reliable assessment of the environmental impact of space activities has never been carried out. So one of the first challenges was to establish methods and yardsticks for...
March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
... our interactions at institutional level with great seriousness, as well as carrying out advanced, inspiring and educational European space activities - rather than engaging in quarrels over details about who has the power in whichever area. There...
