March 2017
Twinkle - a mission to unravel the story of planets in our galaxy
... the presence of clouds and information on the thermal structure of exoplanets e.g. we can find evidence of whether there is a stratosphere that causes a temperature inversion, as in the case of the Earth, Titan or the giant planets. A need for data...
May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
... our cluttering up Earth orbit with space junk, or the advent of cubesats, megasatellite constellations, hypersonic transport, stratospheric and celestial body pollution or robotic freighters - and many other issues stimulated by emerging technology...
June 2018
Space 2080 a future perspective
... the Martian missions. And for those who wanted strong sensations there was always the extra-stratospheric solo return glide at supersonic speed. Terraforming In the same vein, the battle of principle continues for the...
July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
...certainty. Sub-orbital activity is defined in s1(5) as applying to a rocket or craft capable of operating above the stratosphere or a balloon capable of carrying crew or passengers. The more readily understood ‘space activity’ is covered in s1(4) and...
October 2018
Funding the space frontier – a moment that changed the Universe
... thousand you can buy a ride to the edge of space, or maybe float in the gondola of a balloon floating in the stratosphere. For now space is expensive, and if you want to ‘do’ space, you have to have a lot of cash to spend. But...
January 2019
Smallsat revolution and AI kick-start nascent EO big data market
... data archives. Airbus is optimistic about High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS). The solar-electric powered stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) would provide persistent coverage with different sensors such as higher resolution streaming...
