March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
...cubes with 10 cm sides and weighing about 1 kg. The standard implies the ability to build larger craft by joining together a...one satellite. The prognosis is that craft using this standard will be the driving force behind microsatellite market growth ...
January 2020
Open source space sustainability
...space operations must be defined in a measurable, verifiable way Assessment: operations must be graded for conformity with sustainability standards. The second half of 2019, with the first satellites of the OneWeb and Starlink constellations in orbit...
September 2025
AI cybersecurity - challenges in space
...verify and certify AI systems for space use to a common, agreed-upon level of assurance. Without established standards, defining concrete, verifiable security requirements for AI in space procurement and operations becomes challenging. This ambiguity...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... cover for high hazard clients. For Vertical Launch Site Operators (VLSOs), however, no such emergency response standards currently exist. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is leading the development of operational requirements for vertical launch sites...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... treaty framework and national legislation, and soft law instruments such as principles, guidelines, recommended practices and standards. The existing international treaty framework comprises five UN treaties that were developed in the late 1960s and...
October 2024
Off-Earth risks to the human skeleton
... osteopenia, physicians apply an individual approach, using the specified acceptable values of BMD according to the international health standard for the International Space Station (ISS). Along this line, at the end of a six-month spaceflight, one...
