December 2014
Asteroid Redirect Mission: preparing for Mars in deep space
... development now, would then travel to the redirected asteroid in the 2020s. Advancing spacecraft technologies ARM will test a number of new space technologies to extend human spaceflight beyond LEO. One of these is the use of advanced solar electric...
June 2015
Bringing technology down to earth
... can drive sustainable development for the construction industry, using technologies developed for space. Space technology transfer involves finding technologies and concepts in the space industry that can be applied to other areas, such as in the...
December 2017
Dressing up for space
... extreme environments to facilitate human missions in microgravity, and create new opportunities and spin-offs for space technology in the private sector. She is the Principal Investigator of the VEST (Marco Polo mission) and GOAL (Eneide ...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... aging spacecraft are often functioning well, and can still provide effective communications services. In the past, space technologies were deliberately kept behind the leading edge, since they needed to be well-proven, robust and low...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... environment. But what of commercial interests? As well as standalone private sector initiatives, there is potential for space technology and engineering companies to support government projects and develop on the back of them. For instance, newly...
January 2021
How the UK space sector is levelling up with support from its science facilities
... analysing data. The work STFC engages in with businesses facilitates and realises the potential and impact of space technology both upstream and downstream. In 2020, STFC celebrated the tenth anniversary of its involvement in the flagship programme...
