November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
... lobbying by Mexican academics who recognised that Mexico needed an organisation responsible for conducting a national space programme The Mexican space agency (AEM - Agencia Espacial Mexicana) came into being after lobbying by Mexican academics who...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
...of the Airstream trailer. But Airstream’s involvement with America’s space programme might have ended then were it not for a call... segment. Airstream has played a role in America’s space programme since the late-1960s, when it provided the vehicle...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
...The VLS-1 was one of the main objectives of the Brazilian space programme. Another important project was the development of a launch site, ... VLS accident was a major setback to Brazil’s space programme. The rocket exploded on its launch pad, killing...
February 2022
Building space-qualified detector chips
.... In 2002, he started working as a development programme manager, in particular in space applications. In 2007, he became space department manager in charge of space programmes. Since 2018, he has been space business development manager in charge...
January 2023
Private space stations and NASA’s effort to re-invent itself
... and income will provide the rest. The size and complexity of the United States major space programmes - the International Space Station, Space Launch System and Orion capsule - might have benefited from a better sense of scale and...
26 February 2018
Exploring the Planets – A Memoir
It’s not unusual to read about the leading lights of the American space programme, either in history books or biographies; it is rare to read a memoir from a British space scientist who served at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in the early part of ...
