July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
... vehicle pathway. ESS designates its motor class by HRM (Hybrid Rocket Motor) - 300 (Diameter in mm) B (Function: Boost, Sustain, or Vacuum). LAD - Low Altitude Demonstrator. SET - Single Engine Test. Dark horse Recognised from the beginning...
02 August 2015
From SpaceX to SolarCity: how space sector innovation affects sustainability on Earth
... the discovery of a possibly Earth-like planet an entire 1,400 light years away prompted such excitement recently. Sustainability is that area where the same kind of spirit that has been cultivated by space exploration efforts can...
16 October 2019
Astroscale takes next step toward launch of world’s first commercial active debris removal mission
... operations technologies that have never before been tested in space. This is not only a step toward orbital sustainability but is also an exciting challenge for our team of talented engineers.” ELSA-d, the world’s first commercial orbital...
20 July 2020
Satellite technology supports project to replace soy in livestock feed
...has won a contract to use its Earth observation data expertise to support UK start-up DryGro, which is developing a sustainable animal feed alternative to soy. DryGro’s pioneering project which is under a programme of and funded by the European Space...
20 September 2021
New partnership to deliver high-value EO agriculture data
... is pioneering the use of thermal infrared imagery for high-precision agriculture, crop health monitoring and sustainable resource management. Using surface temperature as the key indicator, this data uses evapotranspiration as a fundamental measure...
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
... Clearly, the ability to reproduce is essential for the health and sustainability of any colony but it is an area of that still needs ... be necessary to supply the colony with adequate nutrition to sustain itself. And unlike air and water, which can be...
