May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
... be able to do by itself. Nevertheless, there have been calls from some within the UK for a completely ‘home-grown’ space programme, with a suggestion that the returns could be much greater than are currently obtained through participation in ESA...
December 2018
Prosperity in the stars
...world The next 12 months will see a new raft of important activities including details of the 25-year space programme to be unveiled at Asgardia’s first Space Science and Investment Congress to be held in June 2019. The Congress will host six keynote...
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...
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...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
... focus of the Accords is transparency. The OST does provide a few requirements here, but too many civil space programmes around the world are opaque and secretive about their activities. Building on longstanding NASA, European, Japanese...
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...
