February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... right to the heart of the issue. Do we have the will and the ‘smarts’ to survive and has human space science risen to a level sufficient for us to identify significant cosmic hazards that could threaten the survival of the human...
October 2019
Time to overcome the expendable rocket mindset
... If so, this would revolutionise spaceflight and lead to a new era of space science and exploration, and to the development of a wide range of new commercial space activities. Such an outcome would require full reusability, an aeroplane-like approach...
January 2021
Asgardia’s project for a new module to expand Space Station
... Station which, in November 2020, marked two decades of continuous occupation. During the first Asgardia Space Science & Investment Conference, held in Germany in October 2019, a project to add a new commercially procured docking module to the ISS...
June 2021
Autonomous robots in space
... of Surrey, UK. Space science and human spaceflight were very much at the origin of the global space effort. They have ...Lab (CAV-Lab) in the department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences. Dr Fallah’s research has contributed to the state-of-the...
November 2025
Vantage Vigil - Europe’s first operational space weather mission nears approval
...exploit its L5 orbit. The UK’s contribution includes two key instruments: a plasma analyser built by the Mullard Space Science Laboratory and a magnetometer developed at Imperial College London. Together, they will characterise the speed, density and...
July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
... unlimited access to and free exploration and use of space for new space actors while at the same time maintaining the long-term sustainability of space activities? Since space science and technology are undergoing constant innovation, the governing...
