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...
March 2018
Zero gravity and the human heart
... would indicate multiple pathologies but astronauts experience no such problems; the data are normal in an outer space environment and are in accordance with a process of adaptation to zero-g. Karen Nyberg conducts an ocular health exam on herself...
July 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
... demands an understanding of the associated vulnerabilities in what has become an increasingly congested Earth-orbiting space environment. From just one spacecraft in orbit in 1957, thousands of spacecraft, their associated transportation systems...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... debris demonstrates the value of improving coordination and cooperation among the diversity of space actors. In the current space environment, business solutions that work in tandem with the adoption of best practices and other legal and regulatory...
