April 2024
Building the future of space manufacturing
... Earth. A key pillar to this vision is manufacturing. In the harsh and unforgiving environment of space, robust, secure and sustainable manufacturing processes are crucial. The ambitious goal of preparing humanity for living and working in space, not...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... and cost-effective solutions for addressing space debris and other complex threats to long-term space sustainability. Dangers and opportunities Today’s space environment features a large number of space actors pursuing a diverse range of activities...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... and mitigating potential collisions (including the removal of debris from orbit) becomes essential to the long-term sustainability of space operations. Companies will want to protect their assets and their customers. Indeed, Technavio estimates that...
January 2017
Elon Musk and Mars - looking for a snowball effect
... life support system be made completely independent of Earth? Can rocket engineers get transport costs down to economically sustainable levels at the same time as getting the reliability up to acceptable safety levels? But then I listened to his talk...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... work until 2015, relying on four expert groups set up to examine the various aspects of the long-term sustainability of space activities, and preparing a number of proposed guidelines. Following lengthy discussions at the 53rd session of COPUOS/STSC...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
..., deep space missions, but they require a self-sustained living space for humans and cost-effective launch vehicles.... The current target of long-term Mars missions requires sustainable and low cost in-situ propulsion systems for transportation which...
