February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... cited Niven’s famous lines, ‘The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn’t have a space programme. And if we become extinct because we don’t have a space programme, it’ll serve us right!’ This seemingly whimsical observation about the end of the...
August 2019
Architectural challenges of a Moon village
The concept of a ‘Moon village’, introduced in 2016 by Director General of the European Space Agency, Jan Wörner, isn’t an active project or a space programme in the traditional sense. Rather, it represents an intention or vision for spaceflight and...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
...the Apollo era, short-sighted US politicians gutted the space programme. President Donald Trump has substantially increased NASA’s budget, ... era, short-sighted US politicians gutted the space programme Europe, India and China have seen the vision...
June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
... of Sciences (CAS); China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main contractor for the Chinese space programme; and China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation (CASIC), a state-owned enterprise that designs, develops and...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
... capabilities. Furthermore, the global economic downturn that began in 2008 has driven decision makers of legacy space programmes to consider more effective and economical methods to build, launch and operate satellite systems and capabilities...
July 2019
Luxembourg’s space legislation
... another, to provide a legal framework for all other space programmes, has been discussed in parliament since June 2018. Mahulena Hofmann explains why Luxembourg needs a space legislation and provides an update on progress. The international treaties...
