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 ...
... astronaut biographies but “too few critical works on the principal managers and bureaucrats” responsible for the US space programme. This biography traces Tom Paine’s life from his upbringing as a “Navy Brat” (his father had a “distinguished...
...24 seconds before the scheduled launch of Chandrayaan-2, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) gave no explanation for what it ...Moon Chariot 2—mission is part of India's ambitious space programme, and its success would have propelled the South...
..., SATCOM and Strategic Networks, UK MoD Wing Commander David Black, SKYNET 6 EC Lead, ISS, UK MoD Dr Michael O’Callaghan, Space Programme Manager, Dstl Ms Deanna Ryals, Chief Partnerships Officer, SMC, US Air Force Day two of the conference will...
...second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, with a lander and rover. As a whole, India has benefited from its space programme, especially in fields such as education, health, disaster warning, coastal management, mapping and agriculture. Thanks to the...
... them into terrestrial systems poses a number of challenges, linked to the characteristics of space systems and the space sector more widely, and also the way space programmes are traditionally perceived and managed. The sector has faced these...