March 2016
Resource Prospector – a Lunar Pathfinder
... the commercial and industrial world would ideally be ruggedised to improve their chances of survival in the launch and space environments, confirmed by vacuum, temperature and vibration testing, etc. This approach was applied across the entire suite...
November 2018
Monitoring illegal rainforest deforestation
... technologies on optical systems design and innovative construction techniques, using materials carefully selected for use in the space environment, and based on state-of-the-art signal and image processing tools to improve the image quality, with...
August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
...-breakers when it comes to the longest period an organism has survived in space. They not only live on orbital stations but they develop, adapt to the space environment and are able to reproduce. The longer spacecraft operate the more...
July 2014
In thrall to a star: understanding the Sun will help us understand our own climate and environment
... and electrons, UV and X-ray radiation, embedded magnetic fields – all of which have a profound impact on the Earth’s space environment. Of particular concern are the transient sudden-onset events, the solar flares and coronal mass ejections...
March 2015
ESA’s Clean Space Initiative and the role of the LCA tool
..., or more precisely the overcrowding of the near-Earth environment. With the rapid development of space activities in an increasing number of countries and regions, some near- Earth space environments are becoming crowded, with many operational and...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... state activity and commercial activity will need to be reconciled with the need to respect the fragile space environment if space activity is to be sustainable for future generations. Thanks are due to Dr. Michael Macaulay of Victoria University...
