January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
...are now scores of proposals for lunar colonies. The technologies associated with resource acquisition, materials processing, space manufacturing and more will be central to the ultimate development of one or more colonies on the Moon. One of the keys...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... artist concept from 1977 showing an asteroid mining mission to an Earth-approaching asteroid. A NASA-sponsored study on space manufacturing held at Ames Research Center (ARC) in summer of 1977 provided much of the technical basis for the painting...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
... There are other elements to the long-term vision too. “Beyond launching satellites, we see potential for in-space manufacturing and re-entry services,” says Carvalho. “The Azores are perfectly situated for retrieval operations - there’s a vast...
26 September 2022
Stage set for massive space industry showcase
... stay ahead of the curve and experience the latest innovations in technology at the leading showcase for space manufacturing & testing services, components and systems engineering for spacecraft, launcher and satellite programmes. Exhibitors already...
October 2015
Growing space businesses in the UK: from incubation centres to public funding
... punched above its weight as far as the international space industry is concerned. It has a significant, indigenous space manufacturing capability and expertise in designing and manufacturing space-borne instruments. It has the capability to deploy...
06 November 2019
Boeing's ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ proposal for NASA’s Human Lander
...to provide an integrated human landing system for the agency’s Artemis lunar exploration programme, has been answered by space manufacturing giant Boeing with a design that specifies it will ensure a ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ approach that minimises...
