March 2021
Space weather and risk mitigation
...critical infrastructure risk assessment for natural and technical hazards. She develops risk-management tools towards a sustainable future and has a record in raising awareness of emerging risks - including The Impact of Solar Storms on Power Systems...
June 2022
Sunshades in space could help alleviate Earth’s climate crisis
...due to Apollo-era knowledge of lunar resources and current international efforts, led by civil space agencies, to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon. For the sunshade, viable lunar resources include aluminium and/or titanium extracted...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
... way to go. Today, we should focus on working together towards a common vision and shared objectives aimed at the creation of a sustainable ecosystem in which our businesses can grow. Our goal now is to identify and validate promising business cases...
28 July 2021
Bezos offers $2 billion in incentives for NASA lunar lander contract
... contingencies [that] places a priority on crew safety throughout all mission phases.” Unlike Apollo, our approach is designed to be sustainable and to grow into permanent, affordable lunar operations. Our lander uses liquid hydrogen for fuel. Not...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
...New Mexico in 2015. References 1 UNCOPUOS, Active Debris Removal - An Essential Mechanism for Ensuring the Safety and Sustainability of Outer Space, UN Doc A/AC.105/C.1/2012/CRP.16 (2012). 2 IADC Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines, Inter-Agency Space...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
... but to indicate a general trend: in the not too distant future we will outgrow our planet’s current capability to sustain us without some major technological advances. Limitless clean energy, revolutions in food production, and the creation of clean...
